天桥儿的把势，光说不练天橋兒的把勢，光說不練天橋兒的把勢，光説不練

A Tianqiao martial-arts performer: all talk, no practice

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who only talks and never acts. Critical, like "all talk and no action".

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Simplified: 天桥儿的把势，光说不练
Traditional (Taiwan): 天橋兒的把勢，光說不練
Traditional (Hong Kong): 天橋兒的把勢，光説不練
Pinyin: Tiānqiáo ér de bǎ shì, guāngshuōbúliàn
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄦˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄚˇ ㄕˋ，ㄍㄨㄤㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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