光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò

DEFINITIONS

  1. all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. to preach what one does not practice

CHARACTERS

光 guāng light, brilliant, shine; only
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
做 zuò work, make; act