君子一言，驷马难追 in English jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

Simplified Characters

君 子 一 言 ， 驷 马 难 追

Traditional Characters

君 子 一 言 ， 駟 馬 難 追

Pinyin

jun1 zi3 yi1 yan2 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

君jun1monarch 子zi5son 一yi1one 言yan2words ， 驷si4team of 4 horses 马ma3surname Ma 难nan2difficult (to...) 追zhui1to sculpt