光说不练 光說不練
光说不练 光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 lin6
- all talk and no action (idiom)
- to preach what one does not practice
- same as 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
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光
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 光亮 guāng liàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gwong1 loeng6 bright
- 光彩 guāng cǎi ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ gwong1 coi2 luster
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
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- 光荣 光榮 guāng róng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gwong1 wing4 honor and glory
- 光滑 guāng huá ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gwong1 waat6 glossy; sleek; smooth
- 光泽 光澤 guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 luster
- 光环 光環 guāng huán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwong1 waan4 ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
- 光盘 光盤 guāng pán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄢˊ gwong1 pun4 compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 光碟 guāng dié ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄝˊ gwong1 dip2 optical disc
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gwong1 sin3 light ray
- 光缆 光纜 guāng lǎn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄢˇ gwong1 laam6 optical cable
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 光芒 guāng máng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ gwong1 mong4 rays of light
- 光辉 光輝 guāng huī ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ gwong1 fai1 radiance
- 光顾 光顧 guāng gù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋ gwong1 gu3 to visit (as a customer)
- 采光 採光 cǎi guāng ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄤ coi2 gwong1 to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
说 說
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 再说 再說 zài shuō ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zoi3 syut3 to say again
- 别说 別說 bié shuō ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bit6 seoi3 to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 劝说 勸說 quàn shuō ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ hyun3 syut3 to persuade
- 好说 好說 hǎo shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 easy to deal with; not a problem
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- 学说 學說 xué shuō ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ hok6 syut3 theory
- 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ siu2 syut3 novel
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 据说 據說 jù shuō ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 演说 演說 yǎn shuō ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jin2 syut3 speech
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 解说 解說 jiě shuō ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ gaai2 syut3 to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 诉说 訴說 sù shuō ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ sou3 syut3 to recount
- 说情 說情 shuō qíng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄥˊ syut3 cing4 to intercede
- 说明 說明 shuō míng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ syut3 ming4 to explain
- 说服 說服 shuō fú ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ seoi3 fuk6 to persuade
- 说法 說法 shuō fǎ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ syut3 faat3 to expound Buddhist teachings
- 说法 說法 shuō fa ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ syut3 faat3 way of speaking
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
练 練
- 排练 排練 pái liàn ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ paai4 lin6 to rehearse
- 教练 教練 jiào liàn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gaau3 lin6 to coach; to train
- 演练 演練 yǎn liàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ jin2 lin6 to drill; to practice
- 熟练 熟練 shú liàn ㄕㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ suk6 lin6 practiced
- 精练 精練 jīng liàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˋ zing1 lin6 (textiles) to scour
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- 练习 練習 liàn xí ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ lin6 zaap6 to practice
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 训练 訓練 xùn liàn ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fan3 lin6 to train
- 修练 修練 xiū liàn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sau1 lin6 to practice (an activity)
- 凝练 凝練 níng liàn ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ jing4 lin6 concise
- 创练 創練 chuàng liàn ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ cong3 lin6 to form and train (a military unit)
- 团练 團練 tuán liàn ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ tyun4 lin6 local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)
- 干练 幹練 gàn liàn ㄍㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gon3 lin6 capable and experienced
- 彩练 彩練 cǎi liàn ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ coi2 lin6 colored ribbon
- 拉练 拉練 lā liàn ㄌㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˋ laai1 lin6 (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc)
- 操练 操練 cāo liàn ㄘㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˋ cou1 lin6 drill
- 晨练 晨練 chén liàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ san4 lin6 morning exercise
- 历练 歷練 lì liàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ lik6 lin6 to learn through experience
- 洗练 洗練 xǐ liàn ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sai2 lin6 agile
- 磨练 磨練 mó liàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ mo4 lin6 to temper oneself
Example sentences
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玛丽 瑪麗 是 个 個 很 有 前途 的 学生 學生 ， 而 汤姆 湯姆 则 則 是 光说不练 光說不練 。
Mary is a very promising student, whereas Tom promises much but achieves little.
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