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弃信违义
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弃信违义

弃信违义 — “To break one's promises and disregard moral principles”

弃信违义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to break one's promises and disregard moral principles”. To abandon trustworthiness and violate righteousness. Literally, “Abandon trust and violate righteousness”.

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弃信违义 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弃信违义 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弃
qì7abandon, discard, give up
信
xìn9trust, believe, letter, news
违
wéi7violate or disobey
义
yì3righteousness, justice, meaning

Example Sentence with 弃信违义

为了眼前的利益,他竟然弃信违义,让许多曾经信任他的人感到失望。
Driven by short-term gains, he chose to break his promises and disregard moral principles, deeply disappointing those who had once placed their trust in him.

Idioms Related to 弃信违义

Synonyms of 弃信违义

  • qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
  • bèi背xìn信qì弃yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness
  • bèi背xìn信fù负yì义betray trust and abandon righteousness

More idioms starting with 弃

  • qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
  • qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜,,shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
  • qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
  • qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
  • qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
  • qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
  • qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
  • qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
  • qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain
  • qì弃qí其yú馀yú鱼give up excess and not be greedy

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Questions about 弃信违义

What does 弃信违义 mean?

弃信违义 (qì xìn wéi yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to break one's promises and disregard moral principles”.

How do you pronounce 弃信违义?

弃信违义 is pronounced qì xìn wéi yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 弃信违义 literally mean?

Literally, 弃信违义 means “Abandon trust and violate righteousness”. It is used to mean “to break one's promises and disregard moral principles”.

What is the Chinese definition of 弃信违义?

信:信用;义:道义。违背诺言,不讲道义

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