漂亮话好说，漂亮事难做漂亮話好說，漂亮事難做漂亮話好説，漂亮事難做

pretty words are easy to say; fine deeds are hard to do

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Talking well is easy, but achieving something good takes hard work. Used to urge action over talk; close to "talk is cheap."

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Simplified: 漂亮话好说，漂亮事难做
Traditional (Taiwan): 漂亮話好說，漂亮事難做
Traditional (Hong Kong): 漂亮話好説，漂亮事難做
Pinyin: piàoliànghuà hǎo shuō, piàoliang shì nán zuò
Bopomofo: ㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ，ㄆㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤㄕˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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