Shòu rén zhī tuō, zhōng rén zhī shì.

受人之托, 終人之事。

Lit [If one] agrees to do something [for] someone, [then one should] see it through to the end.

Fig If one promises to do something, one should fulfill one's promise.

Note [Note: wěituō, “entrust”; shòurénzhītuō has become an idiom meaning “to receive a request to do something.”]

Topics DUTY PROMISES shòurénzhītuō THOROUGHNESS TRUST