match word to deed(yán xíng yī zhì)

match word to deed

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nx í ngy ī zh ì, which means to say and do exactly the same. From Qu Yuan.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth act of Qu Yuan by Guo Moruo: "my words and deeds are consistent, the exterior and the interior are the same, the fact is there, although I die, I will not move."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as subject, predicate and object; with commendatory meaning

Examples

My words and deeds are the same, the inside and the outside are the same, the fact is there, although I am dead. The fourth act of Qu Yuan by Guo Moruo

Chinese PinYin : yán xíng yī zhì