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English translation for "歃血"

[ shàxuè ] 
smear the blood of a sacrifice on the mouth -- an ancient form of swearing an oath

Related Translations:
歃血兄弟:  blood brother
歃血誓:  blood oath
歃血为盟:  smear the blood as a sign of the oath -- an old chinese practice; lick blood and swear; pledge each other in wine in which blood has been mixed; smear one's lips with its blood in token of
Example Sentences:
1.Improbable friends pledged to be blood brothers .
萍水相逢的朋友歃血结成生死与共的兄弟。
2.We signed these rules in blood
我们可是歃血为盟的呢
Similar Words:
"欷" English translation, "欷觑" English translation, "欷觑流涕" English translation, "欹" English translation, "歃" English translation, "歃血誓" English translation, "歃血为盟" English translation, "歃血兄弟" English translation, "歆" English translation, "歆羡" English translation