見血封喉

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	blood	to confer; to grant; to seal to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)	throat; larynx
trad. (見血封喉)		見	血	封	喉
simp. (见血封喉)		见	血	封	喉
Literally: “to seal the throat upon seeing blood”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànxuèfēnghóu, jiànxuěfēnghóu, jiànxiěfēnghóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànxuèfēnghóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànsyuèfonghóu
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hsüeh⁴-fêng¹-hou²
    • Yale: jyàn-sywè-fēng-hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshiuehfenghour
    • Palladius: цзяньсюэфэнхоу (czjanʹsjuefɛnxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànxuěfēnghóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànsyuěfonghóu
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hsüeh³-fêng¹-hou²
    • Yale: jyàn-sywě-fēng-hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannsheuefenghour
    • Palladius: цзяньсюэфэнхоу (czjanʹsjuefɛnxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànxiěfēnghóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànsiěfonghóu
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hsieh³-fêng¹-hou²
    • Yale: jyàn-syě-fēng-hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshieefenghour
    • Palladius: цзяньсефэнхоу (czjanʹsefɛnxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

見血封喉

1. upas (Antiaris toxicaria)

Synonyms

• 箭毒木
• 箭毒樹 / 箭毒树

Verb

見血封喉

1. to suffocate at once upon contact with bloodstream (used to describe poison)
2. (figurative) to be highly toxic or lethal
   • 2002, “拯救 [Salvation]”, in 梁芒 (lyrics), 周笛 (music), 缘分的天空 [Sky of Destiny], performed by Sun Nan:

     情能见血封喉
     谁能把谁保佑
     能让爱永不朽 [MSC, simp.]
     情能見血封喉
     誰能把誰保佑
     能讓愛永不朽 [MSC, trad.]

     Qíng néng jiànxuèfēnghóu
     Shéi néng bǎ shéi bǎoyòu
     Néng ràng ài yǒng bùxiǔ [Pinyin]

     Love is extremely poisonous.
     Who can truly protect whom?
     Who can make it everlasting?