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出爾反爾

简出尔反尔 · 繁出爾反爾

Mandarin · pinyin chū ěr fǎn ěr

old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
to blow hot and cold
to contradict oneself
inconsistent

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1–3–3–3 · chu1 er3 fan3 er3

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ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5

Cantonese word readings for 出爾反爾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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