一言为重

Traditional form:

一言為重

Pinyin (reading):

yīyánwéizhòng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat