食言而肥

Chinese

		to go back on one's word; to break one's promise	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	fat; fertile; loose-fitting
trad. (食言而肥)		食言	而	肥
simp. #(食言而肥)		食言	而	肥
Literally: “to grow fat eating one's words”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíyán'érféi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik⁶ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍t-giân-lî-hûi / si̍t-giân-jî-pûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíyán'érféi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhyán-érféi
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-yen²-êrh²-fei²
    • Yale: shŕ-yán-ér-féi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyryanerlfeir
    • Palladius: шияньэрфэй (šijanʹerfɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik⁶ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴
    • Yale: sihk yìhn yìh fèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁹ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig⁶ yin⁴ yi⁴ féi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ fei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t-giân-lî-hûi
    • Tâi-lô: si̍t-giân-lî-huî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sidgienli'huii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t-giân-jî-pûi
    • Tâi-lô: si̍t-giân-jî-puî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sidgienji'puii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ pui²³/

Idiom

食言而肥

1. not to live up to one's promises