fail to keep faith
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á n é RB ù x ì n, meaning to speak without credit. It comes from Huainanzi · Tai nationality training.
The origin of Idioms
"Huainanzi · Taizu Xun" says: "giving without benevolence, words without faith, anger without power, is based on appearance."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: words without faith [antonym]: words with faith
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
fail to keep faith
lead a befuddled life as if drunk or in a dream - zuì sǐ mèng shēng
keep one 's heart as hard as the nether millstone - xīn rú jiān shí
adjust to changing circumstances - suí jī yìng biàn
A cup to the bow and a tiger to the market - bēi gōng shì hǔ