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山盟海誓

saan1 mang4 hoi2 sai6

shan1 meng2 hai2 shi4

a solemn pledge of love; (lit.) "to swear by the mountains and the seas"

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 4

山盟海誓

山 saan1 shan1 - mountain; hill; peak
盟 mang4 maang6 meng4 ming4 ming3 meng2 - [a] swear [b] oath; covenant; alliance
海 hoi2 hai3 - sea, ocean
誓 sai6 yi4 she2 shi4 - [1] [v] swear; pledge; [n] oath; [v] [n] vow [

This word was added by platinumangel on 30th Oct 2007

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