只说不做

只
只
说
說
不
不
做
做
to be all talk and no action

Characters and words in 只说不做

只
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
only / merely / just / but
只 = 八 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like something (a head?) on two legs. I'll just represent it by a cuttlefish (只). James II of England (zh) has been in the space station (Ø3) as the only (只) one for too long and went mad. He thinks he's holding a mandarin (口), but he's just about to bite into merely (只) an eight ball (八). On the top of his head is a cuttlefish (只) he mistook for a hat.
只
祇
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
只
秖
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
grain that has begun to ripen
只
衹
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
只
隻
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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
説
shuo̅ = shu + o1
variant of 說|说[shuo1]
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.
做
zuò = zu + o4
to make; to produce / to write; to compose / to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
做 = 亻 + 故 : In observatory's bathroom, Zapatista Zebra uses the well in the middle of the room as an old tomb and throws a dead Rosa Luxemburg inside to hide her corpse.

Words with 只说不做

只说不做 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 只说不做

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