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
trad. (言而無信)		言	而	無	信
simp. (言而无信)		言	而	无	信

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yán'érwúxìn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ seon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yán'érwúxìn
  - 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 ˀɤɻ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ u³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
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/

Idiom

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)

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