出爾反爾 (ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 | chu1 er3 fan3 er3) : go back on one's word

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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
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

出爾反爾 / 出尔反尔

This word has been viewed 2584 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by platinumangel on 22nd Sep 2007 01:57 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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出 ceot1 - go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce
爾 ji5 - thou; you; that; so; like that; just that
反 faan2 - opposite; turn over; combat; counter
爾 ji5 - thou; you; that; so; like that; just that

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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
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?

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