言而无信 (言而無信)
yán ér wú xìn
Pinyin
Definition
言而无信 (言而無信)
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- to go back on one's word
- to break one's promise
- to be unfaithful
- to be untrustworthy
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 letter
- 2 mail
- 3 classifier: 封 fēng
- 4 to trust
- 5 to believe
- 6 to profess faith in
- 7 truthful
- 8 confidence
- 9 trust
- 10 at will
- 11 at random
- 1 information
- 2 news
- 3 message
- 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
- 2 to believe
- 3 to accept sth as true
- 1 text message
- 2 SMS
- 1 and
- 2 as well as
- 3 and so
- 4 but (not)
- 5 yet (not)
- 6 (indicates causal relation)
- 7 (indicates change of state)
- 8 (indicates contrast)
Idioms (20)
一哄而散
- 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
- 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
- 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
- 1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 2 to become an instant hit