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2024
折箭
折箭
Chinese
tenth (in price); to break; to fold
tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
arrow
simp.
and
trad.
(
折箭
)
折
箭
Verb
折箭
(
archaic
)
to
make
a
solemn
pledge
Derived terms
折箭為誓
/
折箭为誓
(
zhéjiàn wéi shì
)
Etymology
Literally: break an arrow in half (in order to seal a promise)
The implication was that if one broke one's promise, one's fate would be similar to that of the arrow's.
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhéjiàn
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
zhéjiàn
Zhuyin
:
ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jerjiann
IPA
(key)
:
/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
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