好话当不了饭吃好話當不了飯吃好話當不了飯吃

nice words can't be eaten as food

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Pleasant talk solves no real problem; action is needed. Similar to "Fine words butter no parsnips."

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Simplified: 好话当不了饭吃
Traditional (Taiwan): 好話當不了飯吃
Pinyin: hǎohuà dàng bù liǎo fàn chī
Pinyin (Taiwan): hǎohuà dāng bù liǎo fàn chī
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄤㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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