食言

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食言

shíyán Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
sik⁶ jin⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
si̍t-giân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
si̍t-gân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
ziah⁸ ngang⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
shíyán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
shíhyán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
shih²-yen² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
shŕ-yán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
shyryan Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
шиянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
sik⁶ jin⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sihk yìhn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sik⁹ jin⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
xig⁶ yin⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɪk̚² jiːn²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
si̍t-giân Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
sidgieen Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
/sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡi̯ɛn²³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen

Sounds like 食言, 食鹽, 食盐, 時延, 时延, 石鹽, 石盐

verb

不遵守諾言爾無不信，朕不食言。

Similar: 失信

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: 失信

In English

renege break a promise or commitment
break one's promise to break one's word

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"食言." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%A3%9F%E8%A8%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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食言. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%A3%9F%E8%A8%80

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"食言." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%A3%9F%E8%A8%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {食言},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%A3%9F%E8%A8%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}