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血債要用血來還
简 血债要用血来还 · 繁 血債要用血來還Mandarin · pinyin xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán
Meanings
- A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
- Blood calls for blood.
Characters in this entry
- 血
- xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
- 債
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- 要
- yào · necessary, essential; necessity
- 用
- yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 還
- hái · still, yet, also, besides
- 债
- zhài · debt, loan, liabilities
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 还
- hái · still, yet, also, besides
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Mandarin tones
4–4–4–4–4–2–2 · xue4 zhai4 yao4 yong4 xue4 lai2 huan2
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hyut3 zaai3 jiu3 jung6 hyut3 loi4 waan4
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