光说不做 (光說不做)
guāng shuō bù zuò
Pinyin
Definition
光说不做 (光說不做)
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- all talk and no action (idiom)
- to preach what one does not practice
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 to do
- 2 to make
- 3 to produce
- 4 to write
- 5 to compose
- 6 to act as
- 7 to engage in
- 8 to hold (a party)
- 9 to be
- 10 to become
- 11 to function (in some capacity)
- 12 to serve as
- 13 to be used for
- 14 to form (a bond or relationship)
- 15 to pretend
- 16 to feign
- 17 to act a part
- 18 to put on appearance
- 1 not long (after)
- 2 before too long
- 3 soon
- 4 soon after
- 1 not only (... but also...)
- 1 not only (this one)
- 2 not just (...) but also
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured