食言而肥

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
simp. and trad. (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
• Min Nan (POJ): si̍t-giân-jî-pûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shíyán'érféi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyanerlfeir
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik⁶ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴
    • Yale: sihk yìhn yìh fèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁹ jin⁴ ji⁴ fei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig⁶ yin⁴ yi⁴ féi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ fei̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t-giân-jî-pûi
    • Tâi-lô: si̍t-giân-jî-puî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sidgienji'puii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²⁴⁻²² d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕit̚²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴⁻²² d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ giɛn¹³⁻²² d͡ʑi¹³⁻²² pui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ d͡ʑi²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²³⁻³³ ʑi²³⁻³³ pui²³/

Idiom

食言而肥

1. not to live up to one's promises