出爾反爾 [－尔－尔]

Jyutping ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5
Pinyin chū ěr fǎn ěr

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. to blow hot and cold
  3. to contradict oneself
  4. inconsistent
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    比喻​人​嘅​言行​前​後​反覆​，​自相矛盾
    to go back on one's word
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to break a promise
    (syn.) 反入反出, 反出反入
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好咁出尔反尔嘛！头先话要去，而家话唔要喇，你到底去唔去呀？
    你唔好咁出爾反爾嘛！頭先話要去，而家話唔要喇，你到底去唔去呀？
    nei5 m4 hou3 gam3 ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 maa3 ！ tau4 sin1 waa2 jiu3 heoi3 ， ji4 gaa1 waa6 m4 jiu3 laa3 ， nei5 dou3 dai2 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3 ？
    • Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to. Are you really going or aren't you?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你别这么出尔反尔嘛﹗刚才说要去﹐现在说不要了，你到底去不去啊﹖
    你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了，你到底去不去啊﹖
    nǐ bié zhè me chū ěr fǎn ěr ma ﹗ gāng cái shuō yào qù ﹐ xiàn zài shuō bù yào le ， nǐ dào dǐ qù bù qù a ﹖
    • Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to. Are you really going or aren't you?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    出尔反尔
    出爾反爾
    ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5
    • to promise and then deny in succession