瀝酒設誓
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See also: 沥酒设誓
Chinese[edit]
to allow alcohol to slowly drip onto the floor | to set up; to arrange; to establish to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display |
oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge | ||
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trad. (瀝酒設誓) | 瀝酒 | 設 | 誓 | |
simp. (沥酒设誓) | 沥酒 | 设 | 誓 |
Etymology[edit]
Once wine to drips onto the floor, the drops cannot be put back into the cup. Therefore, this gesture symbolized the fact that once someone gave his pledge, there was no turning back.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
瀝酒設誓
References[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong (2006) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 4, page 57, note 38 (in Mandarin), →ISBN