歃血為盟 shà xuè wéi méng

to swear a sacred oath

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to swear a sacred oath
  2. 2. to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
歃 shà
to drink
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
為 wéi
for; because of; to
盟 méng HSK 6
union; to ally; oath