講就天下無敵，做就有心無力

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	invincible; unbeatable; having no match		to do; to make; to produce	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	to have the will but not the power or strength to do something
trad. (講就天下無敵，做就有心無力)		講	就	天下無敵	，	做	就	有心無力
simp. (讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力)		讲	就	天下无敌	，	做	就	有心无力

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: góng jauh tīn hah mòuh dihk, jouh jauh yáuh sām mòuh lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dzau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁹, dzou⁶ dzau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong² zeo⁶ tin¹ ha⁶ mou⁴ dig⁶, zou⁶ zeo⁶ yeo⁵ sem¹ mou⁴ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² mou̯²¹ tɪk̚² t͡sou̯²² t͡sɐu̯²² jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

Idiom

講就天下無敵，做就有心無力

1. (Cantonese) all bark and no bite; powerful on one's words, a fool on one's actions

Synonyms

• 講就天下無敵，做就無能為力／讲就天下无敌，做就无能为力 (gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁶)
• (vulgar) 講就兇狠，做就碌撚／讲就凶狠，做就碌撚 (gong² zau⁶ hung¹ han², zou⁶ zau⁶ luk¹ lan²)