no sooner said than done(zuò yán qǐ xíng)

no sooner said than done

Sitting, speaking and acting is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Zu ò y á NQ ǐ x í ng, which means sitting, speaking and acting. The original meaning is that speech must be practical and feasible, and then the analogy is done. It comes from Xunzi, evil nature.

Idiom usage

It means that people's words and deeds must be consistent.

The origin of Idioms

"Xunzi · evil nature" says: "therefore, it can be set up by sitting, and implemented by Zhang."

Chinese PinYin : zuò yán qǐ xíng