一言为重
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
each word carries weight; a promise must be kept (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 一言為重
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- (idiom) each word carries weight
- a promise must be kept (idiom)
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Related Words
一言既出，驷马难追(yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī)— lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
→一诺千金(yī nuò qiān jīn)— a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
→千金一诺(qiān jīn yī nuò)— a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
→一字一泪(yī zì yī lèi)— each word is a teardrop (idiom)
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