瀝酒設誓
See also: 沥酒设誓
Chinese
editto 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
editOnce 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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lìjiǒu shè shìh
- Wade–Giles: li4-chiu3 shê4 shih4
- Yale: lì-jyǒu shè shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjeou sheh shyh
- Palladius: лицзю шэ ши (liczju šɛ ši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
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