以血洗血

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	blood	to wash; to bathe	blood
trad. (以血洗血)		以	血	洗	血
simp. #(以血洗血)		以	血	洗	血
Literally: “use blood to wash away blood”.

以血洗血

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐxuèxǐxuè, yǐxuěxǐxuě, yǐxiěxǐxiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxuèxǐxuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsyuèsǐsyuè
    • Wade–Giles: i³-hsüeh⁴-hsi³-hsüeh⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-sywè-syǐ-sywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiishiuehshiishiueh
    • Palladius: исюэсисюэ (isjuesisjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxuěxǐxuě [Phonetic: yíxuéxíxuě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsyuěsǐsyuě
    • Wade–Giles: i³-hsüeh³-hsi³-hsüeh³
    • Yale: yǐ-sywě-syǐ-sywě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiisheueshiisheue
    • Palladius: исюэсисюэ (isjuesisjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxiěxǐxiě [Phonetic: yíxiéxíxiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsiěsǐsiě
    • Wade–Giles: i³-hsieh³-hsi³-hsieh³
    • Yale: yǐ-syě-syǐ-syě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiishieeshiishiee
    • Palladius: исесисе (isesise)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

以血洗血

1. eye for an eye; return violence for violence

Descendants

• → Japanese: 血で血を洗う (calque)