言而無信
Chinese
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not have | letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence | ||
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trad. (言而無信) | 言 | 而 | 無 | 信 | |
simp. (言而无信) | 言 | 而 | 无 | 信 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yán-érwúsìn
- Wade–Giles: yen2-êrh2-wu2-hsin4
- Yale: yán-ér-wú-syìn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanerlwushinn
- Palladius: яньэрусинь (janʹerusinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3
- Yale: yìhn yìh mòuh seun
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 ji4 mou4 soen3
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 yi4 mou4 sên3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 言而無信
- to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
Synonyms
- 言而不信 (yán'érbùxìn)