an old chinese practice

an old chinese practice

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Ni è Xu è w é im é ng, which means biting the arm and bleeding, swearing to be determined. It comes from Premier Zheng's mourning for the members of the political news agency.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; as an alliance

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: gnawing arm is alliance

The origin of Idioms

Premier Zheng's "mourning for the political news agency members" said: "in the early days of Yang Duchu's life, he advocated to line up a full line of opinions, and made a close alliance with Huang Xing and Premier Liu. The picture shows an assassin, who will be the strong revolutionary."

Idiom explanation

Finger biting arm bleeding, vowed to make an alliance, to show resolute.