血债要用血来还

血債要用血來還

xuèzhài yào yòng xuè lái huán

proverb

Meanings

1 a debt of blood must be paid in blood
2 blood calls for blood
3 blood feud demands blood vengeance

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他誓言血债要用血来还。

Tā shìyán xuèzhài yào yòng xuè lái huán.

He swore that a debt of blood must be paid in blood.

HSK 7-9

在那个年代，人们相信血债要用血来还。

Zài nàge niándài, rénmen xiāngxìn xuèzhài yào yòng xuè lái huán.

In that era, people believed blood must be repaid with blood.

Tips

culture

A staple line of revenge stories in martial arts novels (武侠小说), wartime films, and TV dramas. Short form: 血债血还 (xuèzhài xuèhuán).

Highly dramatic. Sworn in fiction by avenging heirs and revolutionaries; in real speech it sounds melodramatic unless used ironically.

Stroke Order

血 xuè

债 zhài

要 yào

用 yòng

来 lái

还 hái