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

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

to make a solemn pledge

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