食言而肥 — Chinese idiom
食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
Meaning
- lit. to grow fat eating one's words
- fig. not to live up to one's promises
Character by character
- 食shífood; to eat
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 肥féifat, plump, obese; fertile
Idioms sharing a character
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí
- 因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí
- 寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān
- 废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
- 弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí
- 灭此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí
- 狂饮暴食 kuáng yǐn bào shí
- 率兽食人 shuài shòu shí rén
- 发愤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí
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