出ceot1爾ji5反faan2爾ji5

simp出尔反尔

ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5chū ěr fǎn ěr

English

old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
(idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion
to blow hot and cold
to contradict oneself
inconsistent
to go back on one's word

粵語 — Cantonese

比喻人嘅言行前後反覆，自相矛盾

Examples

你唔好咁出爾反爾嘛！頭先話要去，而家話唔要喇，你到底去唔去呀？
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to. Are you really going or aren't you?
Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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