食言 shíyán renege Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 他向来守信,绝不会食言。 tā xiànglái shǒuxìn, jué bù huì shíyán. He has always been a man of his word and would never break a promise. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我向你发誓,我绝不食言。 wǒ xiàng nǐ fā shì, wǒ jué bù shíyán. I swear to you that I will not go back on my word. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary