「誓願當食生菜 / 發誓當食生菜」
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Individual Character Meaning: |
誓 oath; vow; to swear; to vow; to pledge 願 hope; to hope; to wish; to desire; to be willing 當 as; consider; when; while; just at; to work as; to serve as; to undertake; to face; to be situated in; to consider; to treat as; to think of; to pawn an item; should; ought to; suitable; just 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 生 raw; to give birth; uncooked; alive; Mr.; life; birth; grow; learner; to give birth to; to bear; to grow up; to grow; to cause; to give rise to 菜 vegetables; vegetable; greens; course; dish; cuisine; food |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to make easy promises without intention to keep them; literally: to swear an oath as if eating lettuce
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