breaking an oath almost before it is made(kǒu xuè wèi gān)

breaking an oath almost before it is made

The Chinese idiom, K ǒ uxu è w è Ig ā n in pinyin, means that in ancient times, when a treaty was made, the blood of the animal was smeared on the mouth; it means that the contract was broken soon. From Zuo Zhuan, the ninth year of Xianggong.

The origin of Idioms

"The ninth year of Xianggong in Zuozhuan:" it's OK to recite the alliance with a great power before the blood is dry? "

Idiom usage

The treaty was broken soon after it was made. example the people of the Song Dynasty betrayed their alliance before they were thirsty. The 11th chapter of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, all the vassal states kept fighting, and the state of Jin united with the state of Lu to attack the state of Zheng. Seeing that they were coming fiercely, the state of Zheng had to send Ma Fei, a representative of the prince, to the theater to make a blood alliance with Xun Yanzhe, a general of the state of Jin, to sign a contract. Soon, Chu sent troops to attack Zheng, but Jin did not help. Ma Fei, the young master, thought that Jin had not been saved, so he made an alliance with Chu.

Chinese PinYin : kǒu xuè wèi gān