"言而無信" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/, /jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/ Chinese transliterations: yán'érwúxìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ seon³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yán'érwúxìn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yán-érwúsìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen²-êrh²-wu²-hsin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yán-ér-wú-syìn [Mandarin, Yale], yanerlwushinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яньэрусинь [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹerusinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yìhn yìh mòuh seun [Cantonese, Yale], jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ soen³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yin⁴ yi⁴ mou⁴ sên³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 言而无信
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 言而無信
  1. to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word; to break one's promise Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 言而不信 (yán'érbùxìn)
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word; to break one's promise"
      ],
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        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "keep faith",
          "keep faith"
        ],
        [
          "go back on",
          "go back on"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
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          "promise",
          "promise"
        ]
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          "roman": "yán'érbùxìn",
          "word": "言而不信"
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      "zh-pron": "yán'érwúxìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ seon³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán'érwúxìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-érwúsìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen²-êrh²-wu²-hsin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-ér-wú-syìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yanerlwushinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньэрусинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹerusinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhn yìh mòuh seun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ soen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin⁴ yi⁴ mou⁴ sên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "言而無信"
}
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 信",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 無",
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        "to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word; to break one's promise"
      ],
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        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "keep faith",
          "keep faith"
        ],
        [
          "go back on",
          "go back on"
        ],
        [
          "word",
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          "break",
          "break"
        ],
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          "promise",
          "promise"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán'érwúxìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ seon³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán'érwúxìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-érwúsìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen²-êrh²-wu²-hsin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yán-ér-wú-syìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yanerlwushinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньэрусинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹerusinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìhn yìh mòuh seun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ soen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin⁴ yi⁴ mou⁴ sên³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "yán'érbùxìn",
      "word": "言而不信"
    }
  ],
  "word": "言而無信"
}

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