match word to deed(yán xíng xiāng gù)

match word to deed

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nx í ngxi ā NGG ù, which means that words and deeds do not contradict each other. It comes from the biography of Wei Shou in the book of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"Wei Shou biography of the book of the Northern Qi Dynasty:" words and deeds, cautious end is still the beginning

Idiom usage

A gentleman's words and deeds are taken care of each other. If he has said something and done something, it is said that his words and deeds are not right, and a gentleman is ashamed of him. "A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his deeds" in the Analects of Confucius

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: words and deeds match, words and deeds match, words and deeds are consistent [antonym]: words and deeds are different

Chinese PinYin : yán xíng xiāng gù