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食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
What 食言而肥 means
- lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
- fig. not to live up to one's promises
The characters in 食言而肥
- 食shíto eat; food; animal feed
- 言yánwords; speech; to say
- 而érand; as well as; and so
- 肥féifat; fertile; loose-fitting or large
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