反口覆舌 (faan2 hau2 fuk1 sit6) — to go back on one's word in Cantonese
faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˉ¹覆sitˍ₆舌Mandarin Pinyin: fan3 kou3 fu4 she2
Meaning of 反口覆舌
nounto go back on one's word
nounnot to keep one's words
Example Sentences with 反口覆舌
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˍ₆覆sit6.舌。
He's always going back on his word.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˍ₆覆sit6.舌。
Don't go back on your word.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˍ₆覆sitˍ₆舌mˎ₄唔dak1.得。
It's not okay to be so inconsistent.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˍ₆覆sitˍ₆舌wo3.喎。
He's gone back on his word again.
seon˗₃信keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係faanˊ²反hauˊ²口fukˍ₆覆sit6.舌。
Trusting him means being deceived by inconsistency.
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