言清行濁
yán​qīng​xíng​zhuó

impeccable in words but foul in deeds

  • created sense approved 言清行浊/言清行濁 · yán​qīng​xíng​zhuó · impeccable in words but foul in deeds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言清行浊 / 言清行濁

    yán​qīng​xíng​zhuó

    impeccable in words but foul in deeds

    Talks in a noble and lofty way but behaves in a mean or despicable manner; used to describe someone whose noble words do not match their poor conduct.

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · clear 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · behavior 浊 (literal) → 浊/濁 · zhuó · turbid

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense