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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 食言而肥
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 食言而肥 | shí yán ér féi | - lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) - fig. not to live up to one's promises |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 61,644 | - | 100,882 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
| 言 | yán | - words - speech - to say - to talk |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 肥 | féi | - fat - fertile - loose-fitting or large - to fertilize - to become rich by illegal means - fertilizer - manure |
Other Words Containing 食言而肥
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 食言而肥 | - | - | 61,644 | - | 100,882 |