出尔反尔 / 出爾反爾
chū ěr fǎn ěr
Meaning
- old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) · modern: to go back on one's word
- to blow hot and cold
- to contradict oneself
- inconsistent
Example sentences
你别这么出尔反尔嘛﹗刚才说要去﹐现在说不要了，你到底去不去啊﹖
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﹖
nǐ bié zhè me chū ěr fǎn ěr ma ﹗ gāng cái shuō yào qù ﹐ xiàn zài shuō bú yào le， nǐ dào dǐ qù bù qù a ﹖
Don't go back on your word like that! You said you were going, but now you're saying you don't want to. Are you going or not?