idiom > Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.
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Light Snow Guaxin
  Explanation: Readily agreed to the requirements of people, some rarely honored.
  Usage: Contraction type; as predicate, object, attribute; containing derogatory
  Source: Qin Lier "I": "Cardiff Light Snow whoever Guaxin, choosing the more difficult and more easily, the sage still in trouble, it is not difficult to end."
  Examples: Non-~ our home. (Qing Pu "Strange Impatiens")
qīng nuò guǎ xìn
  Casual promise, but often bad faith
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No. 3
  However, to be the slow time, our home were non-light promise Guaxin. - "Lonely Impatiens"
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Easy to promise but little trustworthy
  Easy to promise but little word. A phrase from the "I": "Cardiff promise is choosing the Guaxin, more easy to choosing the more difficult, is still difficult for saints, so finally no difficulty." "Old Tang Zhong-Fang Biography": "it contains Jian Shu Heng , stack caused Taiwan Dagon, power in himself, seeking rare Shen Cheng, likes and dislikes partiality, Light Snow Guaxin. "" Second moment of surprises, "Book Nine:" But the case of non-fear its people, to promise Guaxin, Xia Chen ear as . "Qing Pu" Lonely Impatiens ":" Aunt message to Husband: How can the sudden good together? with appropriate words, Fanzao sense of shame Li, but to be the slow time, our home non-Light Snow Guaxin person. "
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No. 5
  词 目 轻诺寡信
  发 音 qīng nuò guǎ xìn
  释 义 轻易答应人家要求的,一定很少守信用。
  出 处 《老子》六十三章:“夫轻诺必寡信,多易必多难。”
  示 例 吾家非~。(清·蒲松龄《聊斋志异·凤仙》)
  【语法】紧缩式;作谓语、宾语、定语;含贬义
English Expression
  1. n.:  Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.,  make promises easily but seldom keep them
Thesaurus
Qingyanguaxin