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小信未孚

小信未孚 — “Small trust not yet convinced”

小信未孚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small acts of trustworthiness or minor reliability have not yet gained full confidence or conviction”. Literally, “Small trust not yet convinced”.

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小信未孚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

小信未孚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
信
xìn9trust, believe, letter, news
未
wèi5not yet
孚
fú7Trust and inspire confidence

Example Sentence with 小信未孚

他虽然做了一些小事来帮忙,但因为之前未能履行承诺,大家对他仍是小信未孚,不敢完全托付重任。
Although he did some small favors, because he had failed to keep his promises before, people still hadn't fully placed their trust in him and dared not entrust him with important tasks.

Idioms Related to 小信未孚

More idioms starting with 小

  • xiǎo小bù不rěn忍zé则luàn乱dà大móu谋Impatience in small things spoils great plans
  • xiǎo小chǒu丑tiào跳liáng梁Insignificant villains stirring up mischief
  • xiǎo小zhōng中jiàn见dà大see the big in the small
  • xiǎo小rén人dé得zhì志petty person achieves success
  • xiǎo小tōu偷xiǎo小mō摸to engage in petty theft
  • xiǎo小ér儿pò破zéi贼youngster achieves great accomplishments
  • xiǎo小guān冠zi子xià夏a person with poor eyesight
  • xiǎo小shòu受dà大zǒu走endure minor punishment, flee severe beating
  • xiǎo小qì器yì易yíng盈narrow-minded, easily conceited
  • xiǎo小guó国guǎ寡mín民small country with few people
  • xiǎo小dà大yóu由zhī之applicable to both large and small matters
  • xiǎo小tóu头xiǎo小nǎo脑narrow-minded and short-sighted

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What does 小信未孚 mean?

小信未孚 (xiǎo xìn wèi fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Small acts of trustworthiness or minor reliability have not yet gained full confidence or conviction”.

How do you pronounce 小信未孚?

小信未孚 is pronounced xiǎo xìn wèi fú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 小信未孚 literally mean?

Literally, 小信未孚 means “Small trust not yet convinced”. It is used to mean “Small acts of trustworthiness or minor reliability have not yet gained full confidence or conviction”.

What is the Chinese definition of 小信未孚?

孚:为人所信服。小信用未能信任

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