说话不当话
shuō​huà​bù​dàng​huà

to break a promise

  • created sense approved 说话不当话/說話不當話 · shuō​huà​bù​dàng​huà · to break a promise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说话不当话 / 說話不當話

    shuō​huà​bù​dàng​huà

    to break a promise

    to fail to keep to one's word; to go back on what one said

    说话 (literal) → 说话/說話 · shuō​huà · to speak 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dàng · to treat as 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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