站着说话不腰疼

zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

Definitions

1. it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
2. to be an armchair expert
3. to blabber on

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Child Words of 站着说话不腰疼

no; not so

(it) hurts; sore

station

waist

(chess) move

to touch

aspect particle indicating action in progress

to wear (clothes)

dialect

to persuade

to speak; to talk; to say

to speak