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Jyutping saap3 hyut3
Pinyin shà xuě

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, historical, literary
    to smear one's mouth with the blood of a sacrificed animal (to show one's commitment when taking an oath)

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Jyutping saap3 hyut3
Pinyin shà xuè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, historical, literary
    to smear one's mouth with the blood of a sacrificed animal (to show one's commitment when taking an oath)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大家试过并肩作战,唔使歃血为盟,都会建立到信任同了解。
    大家試過並肩作戰,唔使歃血為盟,都會建立到信任同了解。
    daai6 gaa1 si3 gwo3 bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3, m4 sai2 saap3 hyut3 wai4 mang4, dou1 wui5 gin3 laap6 dou2 seon3 jam6 tung4 liu5 gaai2
    • When people face the same challenges together, they don't have to form a blood pact to understand and trust each other.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    歃血
    歃血
    shà xuè
    • to smear the mouth with the blood of a sacrifice