行不顾言

行不顧言
xíngbùgùyán
to say one thing and do another (idiom)

CEDICT

言行不相符。《孟子．尽心下》：「言不顾行，行不顾言。」也作「行不及言」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 行 xíng
  1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
  2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
  3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
  4. (bound form) current; in circulation
  5. (bound form) to do; to perform
  6. capable; competent
  7. all right; OK!; will do
  8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
  9. (literary) about to; soon
2 不顾 bùgù in spite of; regardless of
3 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Related entries

言行不一 yánxíngbùyī (idiom) to say one thing and do another
言行不符 yánxíngbùfú (idiom) to say one thing and do another