ALLIANCE
CONTRACT in which GROUPS PROMISE to COOPERATE.
ASSOCIATIONUNIONLEAGUECONFEDERATIONFEDERATIONCONFEDERACYCOALITIONCONSORTIUMAFFILIATIONPARTNERSHIP
Old Chinese Criteria
SEE CONTRACT 1. Méng 盟 are between feudal lords, shì 誓 can be between any respectable private individuals.
2. Méng 盟 involves the blood of sacrificial domestic animals, shì 誓 does not normally involve the use of sacrificial animals..
3. Méng 盟 involves invocation through the blood of sacrificial animals, and it is typically in red writing, while shì 誓 is by the use of invocation of the spirits through words only, inviting the gods to punish those who break the oath. Occasionally this can be accompanied by casting a jade object into the river.
4. Shì 誓 can be an oath sworn by one individual, whereas méng 盟 is always a covenant between different parties. See CONTRACT.
Zhan Jinsen 1991
Modern Chinese Criteria
結盟
會盟
同盟
聯盟
歃血為盟
拜盟
拜把子
結拜
結義
換帖
義結金蘭
Hypernym
- CONTRACT MUTUALLY PROMISE, TYPICALLY USING WRITING, TO ACT in a certain way.[[VERTRAG]] (anc: 16/0, child: 2)
- PROMISE ADDRESS ANOTHER SAYING that one FUTURE:will CERTAINLY DO something DESIRED by him/her. (anc: 15/0, child: 4)
- ADDRESS SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
Other Hypernyms
- CONTRACTnew-df15cdc4-a3e9-4275-95cd-c4a3e9827541 MUTUALLY PROMISE, TYPICALLY USING WRITING, TO ACT in a certain way.[[VERTRAG]] (anc: 15/2, child: 2)
- PROMISEnew-7dbfff55-7b07-4674-bfff-557b075674c7 ADDRESS ANOTHER SAYING that one FUTURE:will CERTAINLY DO something DESIRED by him/her. (anc: 14/1, child: 4)
- ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. (anc: 13/0, child: 23)
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