【出爾反爾】【go back on your word】

 

go back on your word



According to "Mencius. "Liang Hui Wang II" records that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zou State was at war with the Lu State.

 


The people of the Zou State were unwilling to die for the country,

 


which made Zou Mugong(鄒穆公) very angry and helpless.

 


Mencius told him:

 


"The reason why your people are like this is because when they suffered from famine,

 


the officials concealed the disaster from the court and allowed the victims to be displaced and hungry on the streets.

 


Now of course they will repay this attitude.

 


Zengzi is not Someone once warned: "What you do now will be rewarded in the same way."

 


If you implement benevolent policies (仁政) from now on, the people will definitely be rewarded accordingly.

 



 It evolved as a metaphor that how you treat others will be how others will treat you.

 

 

Nowadays, it is often used to describe people's words and deeds that are inconsistent and contradictory. 







(1)Spring and Autumn Period 

   ➀春秋時代

   ➁戰國時代

   ➂漢代 

(2) repay 

    ➀還債 ➁收成 ➂再玩一次 


(3) very angry 

    ➀很失望 ➁很餓 ➂很生氣 


(4) Mencius 

    ➀孔子 ➁孟子 ➂老子 


(5) go back on your word

    ➀出入口 ➁出面 ➂出爾反爾

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