以血洗血

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	blood	to wash; to bathe	blood
trad. (以血洗血)		以	血	洗	血
simp. ^#(以血洗血)		以	血	洗	血
Literally: “use blood to wash away blood”.

以血洗血

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐxuèxǐxuè, yǐxuěxǐxuě, yǐxiěxǐxiě

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxuèxǐxuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsyuèsǐsyuè
  - Wade–Giles: i³-hsüeh⁴-hsi³-hsüeh⁴
  - Yale: yǐ-sywè-syǐ-sywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiishiuehshiishiueh
  - Palladius: исюэсисюэ (isjuesisjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxuěxǐxuě [Phonetic: yíxuéxíxuě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsyuěsǐsyuě
  - Wade–Giles: i³-hsüeh³-hsi³-hsüeh³
  - Yale: yǐ-sywě-syǐ-sywě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiisheueshiisheue
  - Palladius: исюэсисюэ (isjuesisjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐxiěxǐxiě [Phonetic: yíxiéxíxiě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsiěsǐsiě
  - Wade–Giles: i³-hsieh³-hsi³-hsieh³
  - Yale: yǐ-syě-syǐ-syě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiishieeshiishiee
  - Palladius: исесисе (isesise)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

以血洗血

eye for an eye; return violence for violence

Descendants

→ Japanese: 血で血を洗う (calque)

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