背信弃义
bèi​xìn​qì​yì

to break faith

  • created reference approved 背信弃义/背信棄義 → 忘恩负义/忘恩負義 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背信弃义 / 背信棄義 bèi​xìn​qì​yì

    忘恩负义 / 忘恩負義 wàng'ēn​fù​yì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 背信弃义/背信棄義 · bèi​xìn​qì​yì · to break faith — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    背信弃义 / 背信棄義

    bèi​xìn​qì​yì

    to break faith

    to go back on one's word and abandon principles; to betray a trust; perfidious

    背信 (literal) → 背信 · bèi​xìn · to break faith 弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 义 (bound) → 义/義 · yì · justice

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

    created sense