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bounced check; bad check · (idiom) empty promise

空头支票
kōng tóu zhī piào
k+ōng·1st tonet+óu·2nd tonezh+ī·1st tonep+iào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) untrustworthy; not true to one's word言而无信yán ér wú xìnbreak one's own promise · go back on one's own words自食其言zì shí qí yánlit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) · fig. not to live up to one's promises食言而肥shí yán ér féiempty talk · bunk · malicious gossip空话kōng huàa worthless piece of paper (idiom)一纸空文yī zhǐ kōng wénempty promise without substance · make a promise but not keep it · pay lip service口惠而实不至kǒu huì ér shí bù zhì
Antonyms
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word言而有信yán ér yǒu xìn(lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) · (fig.) a promise that can be counted on一诺千金yī nuò qiān jīn
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