食言 shíyán
shíyán
noun
to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '食言')
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- Hsing Yun Diary 19 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk: May All Wishes Come True 星雲日記19～談心接心 心想事成(1992/9/16～1992/9/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
- Lecture 8: Buddhist Festivals and Special Days 第八講．佛教節日 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》 — count: 1
- Scroll 2: Sources of Joy - Promises 卷二 快樂的來源 承諾 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 2 - Intangible Value 《人間萬事2－無形的可貴》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 36 - The Disposition of an Apprentice: Explain Clearly 星雲日記36～學徒性格 講清楚、說明白(1995/7/16～1995/7/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 8 - Compassion does not have a Fixed Location: What is Cultivation? 星雲日記８～慈悲不是定點 修行是什麼(1990/12/1~12/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 从不食言 (從不食言) 從不食言 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 19 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk: May All Wishes Come True 星雲日記19～談心接心 心想事成(1992/9/16～1992/9/30) — count: 2