自食其言 — “To go back on one's word”
自食其言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go back on one's word”. To fail to keep a promise or commitment. Literally, “eat one's own words”.
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自食其言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 食shí
- 其qí
- 言yán
自食其言 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自食其言
他昨天答应了今天要完成这份报告，结果又自食其言了，让大家很被动
He promised to finish this report by today yesterday, but he went back on his word again, leaving everyone in a difficult position.
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More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
Questions about 自食其言
- What does 自食其言 mean?
- 自食其言 (zì shí qí yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go back on one's word”.
- How do you pronounce 自食其言?
- 自食其言 is pronounced zì shí qí yán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 自食其言 literally mean?
- Literally, 自食其言 means “eat one's own words”. It is used to mean “to go back on one's word”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自食其言?
- 指说了话不算数。