站着说话不腰疼 in English zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiomatic expression)
  • to be an armchair expert
  • to blabber on

Simplified Characters

站 着 说 话 不 腰 疼

Traditional Characters

站 著 說 話 不 腰 疼

Pinyin

zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

站zhan4station 着zhe5(chess) move 说shuo1to persuade 话hua4dialect 不bu4(negative prefix) 腰yao1waist 疼teng2(it) hurts