背信棄義

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See also: 背信弃义

Chinese

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to break faith; to renege; to have a breach of faith
 
abandon; relinquish; to discard
abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away
 
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (背信棄義) 背信
simp. (背信弃义) 背信

Etymology

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From Xunzi and History of the Northern Dynasties.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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背信棄義

  1. to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy