站着说话不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

DEFINITIONS

  1. it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. to be an armchair expert
  3. to blabber on

CHARACTERS

站 zhàn
HSK 2
stand up; a stand, station
着 zhe
HSK 2
make move, take action
说 shuō
HSK 1
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
话 huà
HSK 1
speech, talk, language; dialect
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
腰 yāo
HSK 5
waist; kidney
疼 téng
HSK 3
aches, pains; be fond of; love