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說話不當話

简说话不当话 · 繁說話不當話

Mandarin · pinyin shuō huà bù dàng huà

to fail to keep to one's word
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

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