说话不当话

說話不當話
shuōhuàbùdànghuà
  1. to fail to keep to one's word
  2. to break a promise

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 说话 shuōhuà
  1. to speak
  2. to say
  3. to talk
  4. to gossip
  5. to tell stories
  6. talk
  7. word
2 不当 bùdàng unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
=3 话 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=3 话 huà old variant of 话 huà

Related entries

失信 shīxìn to break a promise
他失信了，这让他妻子生气。

He broke his word, which made his wife angry.

Source: Tatoeba

毁约 huǐyuē
  1. to break a promise
  2. breach of contract
破约 pòyuē to break a promise
违约 wéiyuē
  1. to break a promise
  2. to violate an agreement
  3. to default (on a loan or contract)
黄牛 huángniú
  1. ox; cattle
  2. scalper of tickets etc
  3. (dialect) to fail to show up
  4. (dialect) to break a promise