say one thing and do another

say one thing and do another

It's a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is y á nx í ngxi ā nggu ǐ, which means that what you say is contrary to what you do. It means that words and deeds are different. It comes from Lu's spring and Autumn Annals.

Analysis of Idioms

Words and deeds are consistent, words and deeds are concerned, words and deeds are not consistent

Antonym: words and deeds differ, words and minds differ

The origin of Idioms

"Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, yinci:" words and deeds are very strange, and it's very ominous

Idiom usage

It refers to the difference between words and deeds.