说话要算数
shuō​huà​yào​suàn​shù

promises must be kept

  • created sense approved 说话要算数/說話要算數 · shuō​huà​yào​suàn​shù · promises must be kept — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说话要算数 / 說話要算數

    shuō​huà​yào​suàn​shù

    promises must be kept

    one must be as good as one's word; to mean what one says

    说话 (literal) → 说话/說話 · shuō​huà · to speak 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · must 算数 (literal) → 算数/算數 · suàn​shù · to count; to keep to one's word

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    created sense