食言而肥 in English shi2 yan2 er2 fei2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to grow fat eating one's words (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically not to live up to one's promises

Pinyin

shi2 yan2 er2 fei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

食shi2to eat 言yan2words 而er2and 肥fei2fat