十个嘴把式，顶不住一个手把式十個嘴把式，頂不住一個手把式十個嘴把式，頂不住一個手把式

ten men skilled with their mouths can't match one man skilled with his hands

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Ten talkers are not worth one doer. Practical ability counts for more than eloquence; compare 'actions speak louder than words'.

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Simplified: 十个嘴把式，顶不住一个手把式
Traditional (Taiwan): 十個嘴把式，頂不住一個手把式
Pinyin: shí gè zuǐ bǎshì, dǐng búzhù yí gè shǒubàshi
Pinyin (Taiwan): shí gè zuǐ bǎshì, dǐng búzhù yí gè shǒubàshì
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕˋ，ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚˋ ㄕˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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