promise and then deny in succession(chū ěr fǎn ěr)

promise and then deny in succession

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ū RF ǎ n ě R, originally refers to how you deal with others, they will treat you. Now it mostly refers to what he said or did, and later he turned back. It refers to self contradictory words and deeds, capricious, and does not mean what you say. It's from Mencius, King Liang Hui.

Analysis of Idioms

[antonym] capricious, changeable, constantly changing, self reliant

Idiom usage

In a derogatory sense, it is used to blame the capricious. If we don't, we have to let him do what we can't do. The 59th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

The state of Zou was at war with the state of Lu. Zou Mugong said to Mencius, "thirty three of my officials died, but none of the people died for them. Kill them, you can't kill so much; if you don't kill them, you really hate them for watching the officer be killed and not going to rescue him. What is to be done? " Mencius replied, "in the famine years, your people, old and frail, abandoned their corpses in the ravines, and young and strong, fled everywhere. There are almost thousands of people. But your granary is full of grain, and your storehouse is full of treasure, but the officials never report the situation of the people to you. This is the performance that they do not care about the people and harm them. Zeng Zi said, "be careful, be careful! How you treat others, they will treat you as well. " Now is the time for the people to take revenge on them. Don't blame the common people! As long as you implement a benevolent government, the people will naturally be close to their leaders and willing to sacrifice for their leaders. "

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Chinese PinYin : chū ěr fǎn ěr