指天為誓

See also: 指天为誓

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	day; sky; heaven	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
trad. (指天為誓/指天爲誓)		指	天	為/爲	誓
simp. (指天为誓)		指	天	为	誓

Etymology

Literally: to point to heaven and swear

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐ tiān wéi shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ tiān wéi shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh tian wéi shìh
    • Wade–Giles: chih³ tʻien¹ wei² shih⁴
    • Yale: jř tyān wéi shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy tian wei shyh
    • Palladius: чжи тянь вэй ши (čži tjanʹ vɛj ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

指天為誓

1. to take a solemn oath; to swear by the heavens; to vow to