说是一回事，做又是另外一回事

shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì

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1. Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)

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Child Words of 说是一回事，做又是另外一回事

• 一 一 yī: one
• 一回事 一回事 yī huí shì: one and the same (thing)
• 事 事 shì: matter
• 做 做 zuò: to make; to produce
• 又 又 yòu: (once) again
• 另 另 lìng: other
• 另外 另外 lìng wài: additional
• 回 回 huí: to circle
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say