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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

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Blood calls for blood.

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
債: Look up this written character
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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4–4–4–4–4–2–2 · xue4 zhai4 yao4 yong4 xue4 lai2 huan2

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