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一言为重

一言為重

yī yán wéi zhòng

/(yat1 yin4 wai4 jung6 )

each word carries weight

Very infrequent

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a promise must be kept (idiom) / each word carries weight /

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MDBG: each word carries weight; a promise must be kept (idiom)

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