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

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

not to live up to one's promises

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