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發誓 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
發誓 ＝ 發 ＋ 誓
ㄈㄚ ㄕˋ · fāshì
verb — to swear; to take an oath; to vow

字源 FORM — what the parts do

發to send out (發出)fā
誓an oath (誓言)shì言 the words below, 折 zhé giving the sound
發誓，發出的發，誓言的誓。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把保證的話（言）說出口，折（折）斷退路。
The words (言) go out, the way back snapped off (折) behind them.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
誓言shìyánthe oath itself — the same 誓