見血封喉

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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)
simp. (见血封喉)
Literally: “to seal the throat upon seeing blood”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

見血封喉

  1. upas (Antiaris toxicaria)

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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