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出爾反爾

chūěrfǎněr

ㄔㄨ ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˇ

Simplified 出尔反尔

  1. 1old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2to blow hot and cold
  3. 3to contradict oneself
  4. 4inconsistent

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