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歃 saap3 {shà}

to drink

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歃血 saap3 hyut3 {shà xuè}

to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)

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歃血為盟〔--为-〕 saap3 hyut3 wai4 mang4 {shà xuè wéi méng}

  1. to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
  2. to swear a sacred oath

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