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

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): /ɕit̚⁴⁻³² 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): /ɕit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ʑi²³⁻³³ pui²³/

Idiom

食言而肥

not to live up to one's promises

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