血债 (xuè zhài) — blood debt (a debt of blood, referring to killings or atrocities that demand retribution)
Definition
A 'blood debt' — killings or atrocities that morally demand retribution. It refers to the wrong itself and the obligation to avenge or make amends, not a financial debt.
noun
blood debt (a debt of blood, referring to killings or atrocities that demand retribution)
Examples
- 血债。Tā fā shì yào tǎo huí zhè bǐ xuè zhài.He swore to collect this blood debt.
- 血债。Lì shǐ shàng liú xià le tài duō de xuè zhài.History has left too many blood debts.
- 血债。Liǎng guó zhī jiān de xuè zhài xū yào hé jiě.The blood debt between the two countries needs reconciliation.
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