出爾反爾 (ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5) — (idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion in Cantonese
ceotˉ¹出jiˏ₅爾faanˊ²反jiˏ₅爾简 出尔反尔
Mandarin Pinyin: chu1 er3 fan3 er3
Meaning of 出爾反爾
noun(idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion
Example Sentences with 出爾反爾
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﹖
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?
neiˏ₅你gamˊ²咁ceotˉ¹出neiˏ₅爾faanˊ²反neiˏ₅爾
You're so contradictory.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ceotˉ¹出neiˏ₅爾faanˊ²反neiˏ₅爾
Don't be a hypocrite.
neiˏ₅你ceotˉ¹出neiˏ₅爾faanˊ²反neiˏ₅爾wo˗₃喎
You're being so two-faced!
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ceotˉ¹出neiˏ₅爾faanˊ²反neiˏ₅爾
He's always going back on his word.
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