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背
約
[-
约
]
Jyutping
bui3 joek3
Pinyin
bèi yuē
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to break an agreement
to go back on one's word
to fail to keep one's promise
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, intransitive, literary, verb-object
to violate an oath or agreement
(syn.) 反阄, 反鬮
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
背约
背約
bèi yuē
to break one’s promise