swear
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh à Ti à NDU à NF à, which means to take an oath to heaven. It comes from preface to biography of Lingguan in the history of the new Five Dynasties.
The origin of Idioms
Preface to the biography of Lingguan in the history of the new Five Dynasties: "as for the vow to break the law, how can it be defeated if you cry down and touch your heart?"
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
swear
The ambition of pine and cypress - sōng bǎi zhī zhì