shuō​yī​bù'èr

[idiom] to mean what one says

  • created sense approved 说一不二/說一不二 · shuō​yī​bù'èr · [idiom] to mean what one says — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说一不二 / 說一不二

    shuō​yī​bù'èr

    [idiom] to mean what one says

    To keep one's word; to be as good as one's word or stand by what one says.

    shuō​yī​bú'èr

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 不二 (literal) → 不二 · bù'èr · faithful

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 说一不二/說一不二 · shuō​yī​bù'èr · [idiom] to have the last word — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说一不二 / 說一不二

    shuō​yī​bù'èr

    [idiom] to have the last word

    To have the final say; also describes someone who is bossy or makes all the decisions without consulting others.

    shuō​yī​bú'èr

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 不二 (literal) → 不二 · bù'èr · faithful

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

    created sense