說話不當話

简 说话不当话 · 繁 說話不當話
Mandarin · pinyin shuō huà bù dàng huà

Meanings

  1. to fail to keep to one's word
  2. to break a promise
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說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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1–4–4–4–4 · shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4

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syut3 waa6 bat1 dong1 waa6

Cantonese word readings for 說話不當話. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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syut3 waa6 bat1 dong1 waa6

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說話不當話 · shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4
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Exact source record說話不當話 说话不当话 [shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4] /to fail to keep to one's word/to break a promise/