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血债要用血来还

血債要用血來還
xuèzhàiyàoyòngxuèláihuán
phrase

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
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).
register
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