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食言而肥

食
言
而
肥
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises

Characters and words in 食言而肥

食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良
食
言
lit. to eat one's words / to break a promise / to go back on one's word / to renege / unsworn testimony
食
言
to break one's promise
言
yán = y + an2
words / speech / to say / to talk
Add a new mnemonic for 言 = 亠 + 二 + 口
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
Add a new mnemonic for 而 = 𦉫 + 丆
肥
féi = f + ei2
fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure
Add a new mnemonic for 肥 = 巴 + 月

Words with 食言而肥

食言而肥 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 食言而肥

食言而肥 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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