Meaning of 食言而肥
食言而肥 means to break one's promise for personal gain; to go back on one's word and profit from it. Pronounced shí yán ér féi.
- to break one's promise for personal gain; to go back on one's word and profit from it
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
duō多
cì次
shí食
yán言
ér而
féi肥
，
yǐ已
jīng经
méi没
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
tā他
le了
。
He has broken his word so many times for personal gain that nobody believes him anymore.
Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
jiǎng讲
jiū究
chéng诚
xìn信
，
jué绝
bù不
néng能
shí食
yán言
ér而
féi肥
。
Business requires integrity; one must never break promises for profit.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shí食
yán言
ér而
féi肥
de的
xíng行
wéi为
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
zhòng众
pàn叛
qīn亲
lí离
。
Such behavior of breaking one's word for personal gain will ultimately lead to abandonment by all.
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