戏言

Traditional form:

戲言

Pinyin (reading):

xìyán

Definitions:

• joking matter
• to go back on one's words

Characters:

• 戏 - play, show, theater
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 戲 - play, show, theater
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say