言而不信
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]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; no | letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence | ||
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simp. and trad. (言而不信) |
言 | 而 | 不 | 信 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yán-érbùsìn
- Wade–Giles: yen2-êrh2-pu4-hsin4
- Yale: yán-ér-bù-syìn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanerlbushinn
- Palladius: яньэрбусинь (janʹerbusinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]言而不信
- Synonym of 言而無信 / 言而无信 (yán'érwúxìn, “to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word”)