站著說話不腰疼 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
著 zhe
HSK 4
manifest; (Cant.) to wear
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
話 huà 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