光說不練
guāngshuōbùliàn
ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Simplified 光说不练
- 1all talk and no action (idiom)
- 2to preach what one does not practice
- 3same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
Example
瑪麗是個很有前途的學生，而湯姆則是光說不練。
Mǎlì shì gè hěn yǒu qiántú de xuésheng ér Tāngmǔ zé shì guāngshuōbúliàn
Mary is a very promising student, whereas Tom promises much but achieves little.