yǐ​shēn​xiāng​xǔ

to pledge one's heart

  • created sense approved 以身相许/以身相許 · yǐ​shēn​xiāng​xǔ · to pledge one's heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以身相许 / 以身相許

    yǐ​shēn​xiāng​xǔ

    to pledge one's heart

    (of a woman) to pledge to marry someone or give one's heart to a lover

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 相许 (literal) → 相许/相許 · xiāng​xǔ · to promise one's devotion

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 以身相许/以身相許 · yǐ​shēn​xiāng​xǔ · to devote oneself wholeheartedly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以身相许 / 以身相許

    yǐ​shēn​xiāng​xǔ

    to devote oneself wholeheartedly

    (figuratively) to commit all of one's energy or heart to a person, cause, or career

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 相许 (literal) → 相许/相許 · xiāng​xǔ · to promise one's devotion

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense