"言而不信" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: yán'érbùxìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yán'érbùxìn [Phonetic:yán'érbúxìn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yán-érbùsìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen²-êrh²-pu⁴-hsin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yán-ér-bù-syìn [Mandarin, Yale], yanerlbushinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яньэрбусинь [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹerbusinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 言而不信
  1. Synonym of 言而無信/言而无信 (yán'érwúxìn, “to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word”) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 言而無信 [synonym, synonym-of], 言而无信 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-言而不信-zh-phrase-gzgYbFDU Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi

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      "zh-pron": "janʹerbusinʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "janʹerbusinʹ"
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