言而不行
yán'ér​bù​xíng

all talk and no action

  • created sense approved 言而不行 · yán'ér​bù​xíng · all talk and no action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言而不行

    yán'ér​bù​xíng

    all talk and no action

    to say something but not do it

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

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    created sense