食言 in English shi2 yan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to eat one's words
  • to break a promise
  • to go back on one's word
  • to renege
  • unsworn testimony

Simplified Characters

食 言

Traditional Characters

食 言

Pinyin

shi2 yan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

食shi2to eat 言yan2words