一言為重
yī​yán​wéi​zhòng

to keep one's word

  • created sense approved 一言为重/一言為重 · yī​yán​wéi​zhòng · to keep one's word — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一言为重 / 一言為重

    yī​yán​wéi​zhòng

    to keep one's word

    one's word carries great weight; a promise must be kept

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · important

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense