méng shān shì hǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to pledge undying love (idiom) / oath of eternal love / to swear by all the Gods
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Original source entry:

盟山誓海 盟山誓海 [meng2 shan1 shi4 hai3] /to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love/to swear by all the Gods/

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  • 盟
    méng

    oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 誓
    shì

    oath / vow / to swear / to pledge

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

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