言而无信

言而无信
yán'érwúxìn
fail to keep faith; go back on one's word
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fail to keep faith
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fail to keep faith
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yan2 er2 wu2 xin4
to go back on one's word, to break one's promise, to be unfaithful, to be untrustworthy
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言而无信
yán ér wú xìn
fail to keep faith; eat one's words; fail to carry out one's promise; fail to live up to one's promise; go back on one's word; never to keep one's promise; not to keep one's word; One's words are not dependable (not trustworthy).
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言而無信|言而无信 [yán ér wú xìn] to go back on one's word to break one's promise to be unfaithful to be untrustworthy

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