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出爾反爾

ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5

chu1 er3 fan3 er3

go back on one's word; contradict oneself in word and deed; promise and then deny in succession; back and fill; chop and change

an archaic usage was: what you do will come back to you

Level: 4

出爾反爾 / 出尔反尔

出 ceot1 chu1 - go out
爾 ji5 er3 ni3 - you; thou; that; this; those
反 faan2 ban2 fan3 fan1 fan4 - reverse; opposite; contrary
爾 ji5 er3 ni3 - you; thou; that; this; those

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國 edit
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

This word was added by platinumangel on 22nd Sep 2007 and last edited on 24th Sep 2007

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