No words, no deeds(yán zhī wú wén，xíng ér bù yuǎn)

No words, no deeds

It's a Chinese word. Pinyin is y á nzh ī w ú w é n, X í ng é RB ù Yu ǎ n. It can't spread far without modification. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 25th year of Xianggong

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English translation

Confucius once said, "words are not written, deeds are not far away.". Therefore, we should pay attention to the art of writing articles to make them more lively and effective.

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Meaning: words: words. Wen: elegant and organized. Line: spread, popular. If you don't have literary talent and order, you can't spread it far.

Source: Chunqiu · Lu · Zuo Qiuming "Zuozhuan · Xianggong 25th year": in winter and October, Zizhan's prime minister, Zheng Bo Rujin, paid homage to Chen Zhigong. Zixi attacked Chen, Chen and Zheng Ping. Zhongni said: "there is a saying in the annals:" words are full of annals, and words are full of words. " No words, who knows its ambition? No words, no deeds. When Jin was a uncle, Zheng was a member of Chen. Be careful In Gengxin's Yan she Ge CI Jiao Diao Qu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it is said that "if you speak without writing, you can't go far; if you are righteous without standing, if you are diligent, you can't succeed.". It is also called "words are not written, deeds are not far away".

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In the original text, Confucius heard it and called it Zigong, saying: "there are records in the annals, and the ancient records also say that the records are full of records, the words are full of records, the words are full of words, and the articles are full of words. Who knows the records, the words are not written, and the deeds are not far away. Although there are words but no articles, the deeds are not far away..."

When Confucius heard about this, he said to Gong, "there is a saying in the annals:" words are used to express wishes, and literary grace is used to complete language. " If you don't speak, who knows his will? If you don't speak with literary grace, you can't spread it far away... "

Chinese PinYin : yán zhī wú wén，xíng ér bù yuǎn