言行若一
yán​xíng​ruò​yī

to live up to one's words

  • created sense approved 言行若一 · yán​xíng​ruò​yī · to live up to one's words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言行若一

    yán​xíng​ruò​yī

    to live up to one's words

    (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

    言行 (literal) → 言行 · yán​xíng · words and deeds 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to match 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · same

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

    created sense