言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn

yán ér yǒu xìn set phrase to speak sincerely
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Quote: idiom from Book 1 學而 Xue Er of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (retranslated from Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 5; CC-CEDICT '言而有信'; Guoyu '言而有信')

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 11 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 16 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Po Xie Lun 破邪論 — count: 1

Collocations

  • 尽忠言而有信 (盡忠言而有信) 事君盡忠言而有信 — Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集, Scroll 11 — count: 2