瀝酒設誓
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