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光说不练

guāng shuō bù liàn

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 光说不练

不
bù

no; not so

光
guāng

light

练
liàn

to practice

说
shuì

to persuade

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say