铁嘴豆腐脚，能说不能行鐵嘴豆腐腳，能說不能行鐵嘴豆腐腳，能説不能行

Iron mouth and tofu legs: can talk but cannot walk

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Mocks someone who talks big but does nothing. Close to 'all talk and no action'.

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Simplified: 铁嘴豆腐脚，能说不能行
Traditional (Taiwan): 鐵嘴豆腐腳，能說不能行
Traditional (Hong Kong): 鐵嘴豆腐腳，能説不能行
Pinyin: tiězuǐ dòufu jiǎo, néng shuō bùnéng xíng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨㄐㄧㄠˇ，ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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