折箭
Chinese
tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick) |
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerjiann
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
折箭
Derived terms
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