光說不練

all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]

Characters and words in 光說不練

light / ray / CL:道[dao4] / bright / only / merely / to use up

光 = 小 + 兀 : Mnemonic symbol: a laser pointer.

光 = 小 + 兀 : Gitta Giraffe is giving a big concert in front of the anglepod. She set up a lot of laser pointers for the light show, the audience is throwing daisies up to her and she is just rocking her 胡兀尔.

说

說

shuì = shu + ei4

to persuade

说

說

shuo̅ = shu + o1

to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

说 = 兑 + 讠 : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.

说

說

shuo̅ = shu + o1

to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine

不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

练

練

liàn = li + an4

to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk

练 = 纟 + 一 + 东 : Li Qingzhao (li) and the silk worm (纟) are working out (练) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). They set up an Oriental Pearl Tower (东) to which they attached a huge flute (一) as horizontal beam, so that they can practice (练) pull-ups.

Words with 光說不練

光說不練 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 光說不練

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