See 折箭為誓 on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "The implication was that if one broke one's promise, one's fate would be similar to that of the arrow's.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "折箭为誓",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "idiom"
},
"expansion": "折箭為誓",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "to break an arrow as a promise",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Cantonese chengyu",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Chinese chengyu",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin chengyu",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to make a solemn pledge"
],
"id": "en-折箭為誓-zh-phrase-3genDtL8",
"links": [
[
"make",
"make"
],
[
"solemn",
"solemn"
],
[
"pledge",
"pledge"
]
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhéjiànwéishì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zit³ zin³ wai⁴ sai⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zhéjiànwéishì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jhéjiànwéishìh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "chê²-chien⁴-wei²-shih⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jé-jyàn-wéi-shr̀"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jerjiannweishyh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "чжэцзяньвэйши"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "čžɛczjanʹvɛjši"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jit jin wàih saih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzit⁸ dzin³ wai⁴ sai⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "jid³ jin³ wei⁴ sei⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siːt̚³ t͡siːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐi̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siːt̚³ t͡siːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐi̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "折箭為誓"
}
{
"etymology_text": "The implication was that if one broke one's promise, one's fate would be similar to that of the arrow's.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "折箭为誓",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
]
}
],
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"1": "zh",
"2": "idiom"
},
"expansion": "折箭為誓",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "to break an arrow as a promise",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Cantonese chengyu",
"Cantonese idioms",
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Chinese chengyu",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 折",
"Chinese terms spelled with 為",
"Chinese terms spelled with 箭",
"Chinese terms spelled with 誓",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin chengyu",
"Mandarin idioms",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"to make a solemn pledge"
],
"links": [
[
"make",
"make"
],
[
"solemn",
"solemn"
],
[
"pledge",
"pledge"
]
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhéjiànwéishì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zit³ zin³ wai⁴ sai⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zhéjiànwéishì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jhéjiànwéishìh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "chê²-chien⁴-wei²-shih⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jé-jyàn-wéi-shr̀"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "jerjiannweishyh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "чжэцзяньвэйши"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "čžɛczjanʹvɛjši"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jit jin wàih saih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzit⁸ dzin³ wai⁴ sai⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "jid³ jin³ wei⁴ sei⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siːt̚³ t͡siːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐi̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siːt̚³ t͡siːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ sɐi̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "折箭為誓"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 折箭為誓 meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)
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