坐言起行
zuò​yán​qǐ​xíng

no sooner said than done

  • created sense approved 坐言起行 · zuò​yán​qǐ​xíng · no sooner said than done — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐言起行

    zuò​yán​qǐ​xíng

    no sooner said than done

    (literary) to move from discussion to action; to practice what one preaches; to be courageous in putting words into effect

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say 起行 (literal) → 起行 · qǐ​xíng · to set out

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