speak cautiously and act adroitly
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is n è y á nm ǐ nx í ng, which means to speak carefully and act quickly. It comes from the Analects of Confucius · Liren.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Li Ren, written by Lu konqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "a gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: be cautious in words and deeds
Idiom usage
Song Zhuxi's answer to Wang Jinsi book: "we must be cautious and introspective, slow in speech and quick in action, so as to change the fallacy of old habits."
Chinese PinYin : nè yán mǐn xíng
speak cautiously and act adroitly
use unscrupulous divisive tactics. bù zé shǒu duàn
seven-pace talent-literary talent in ready play. qī bù zhī cái