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反口覆舌
  faan2 hau2 fuk1 sit6   jyutping
  fan3 kou3 fu4 she2   pinyin
to go back on one's word

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
反口覆舌

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Characters in this word:

 faan2  -  opposite; turn over; combat; counter
 hau2  -  mouth
 fuk1  -  cover; overturn; perish; repeatedly; reply
 sit6 sit3  -  tongue
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