誓言

誓言

1. oath; pledge; vow

   • 爾不從誓言，予則孥戮汝，罔有攸赦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     尔不从誓言，予则孥戮汝，罔有攸赦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Ěr bù cóng shìyán, yǔ zé núlù rǔ, wǎng yǒu yōu shè. [Pinyin]

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• 誓詞／誓词 (shìcí)

誓言

1. (Classical Chinese) to vow to; to pledge to; to make an oath to

   • 於是莊公遷其母武姜於城潁，誓言曰：「不至黃泉，毋相見也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     于是庄公迁其母武姜于城颍，誓言曰：“不至黄泉，毋相见也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yúshì Zhuānggōng qiān qí mǔ Wǔ Jiāng yú chéng Yǐng, shìyán yuē: “Bù zhì Huángquán, wú xiàngjiàn yě.” [Pinyin]

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