背信棄義

See also: 背信弃义

Chinese

		to renege; to have a breach of faith	abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (背信棄義)		背信	棄	義
simp. (背信弃义)		背信	弃	义

Etymology

From Xunzi and History of the Northern Dynasties.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèixìnqìyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ seon³ hei³ ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèixìnqìyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèisìncìyì
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-hsin⁴-chʻi⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: bèi-syìn-chì-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshinnchihyih
    • Palladius: бэйсиньции (bɛjsinʹcii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ seon³ hei³ ji⁶
    • Yale: bui seun hei yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ soen³ hei³ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ sên³ héi³ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ sɵn³³ hei̯³³ jiː²²/

Idiom

背信棄義

1. to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy