Chinese–English

光说不练

guāng shuō bù liàn · guang shuo bu lian

Traditional 光說不練

Meaning

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  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)
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