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站着说话不腰疼

zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

7-character word Traditional 站著說話不腰疼

What 站着说话不腰疼 means

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

The characters in 站着说话不腰疼

• 站zhànstation; to stand; to halt
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 话huàdialect; language; spoken words
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 腰yāothe waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)…
• 疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly