出尔反尔(chū ěr fǎn ěr)

4 charactersTrad. 出爾反爾

old: to reap the consequences of one's words…

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Word information

Pinyin
chū ěr fǎn ěr
Meaning
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
出爾反爾

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