折箭為誓

See also: 折箭为誓

Chinese

		to make a solemn pledge	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
trad. (折箭為誓/折箭爲誓)		折箭	為/爲	誓
simp. (折箭为誓)		折箭	为	誓
Literally: “to break an arrow as a promise”.

Etymology

The implication was that if one broke one's promise, one's fate would be similar to that of the arrow's.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéjiànwéishì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ zin³ wai⁴ sai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéjiànwéishì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhéjiànwéishìh
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-chien⁴-wei²-shih⁴
    • Yale: jé-jyàn-wéi-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerjiannweishyh
    • Palladius: чжэцзяньвэйши (čžɛczjanʹvɛjši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ zin³ wai⁴ sai⁶
    • Yale: jit jin wàih saih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ dzin³ wai⁴ sai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ jin³ wei⁴ sei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡siːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐi̯²²/

Idiom

折箭為誓

1. to make a solemn pledge