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

Definitions

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

Child Words of 说是一回事，做又是另外一回事

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