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行不顧言

简行不顾言 · 繁行不顧言

Mandarin · pinyin xíng bù gù yán

to say one thing and do another (idiom)

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行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
顾: gù · look back; look at; look after

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2–4–4–2 · xing2 bu4 gu4 yan2

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