光说不练 (光說不練)
guāng shuō bù liàn
Pinyin

Definition

光说不练 (光說不練)
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guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. to preach what one does not practice
  3. same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured

Sample Sentences

啊呀，别啰嗦了。光说不练假把式，快去你家实践一下吧！
āyā ，bié luōsuo le 。guāngshuōbùliàn jiǎ bǎshì ，kuài qù nǐ jiā shíjiàn yīxià ba ！
Oh, quit your jabbering. All talk and no action is lame. Come on, let's go to your house and do it!
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