講就兇狠，做就碌撚

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	fierce and malicious; ferocious; fierce fierce and malicious; ferocious; fierce; powerful; vigorous		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	classifier	dick
trad. (講就兇狠，做就碌撚)		講	就	兇狠	，	做	就	碌	撚
simp. (讲就凶狠，做就碌撚)		讲	就	凶狠	，	做	就	碌	撚

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² zau⁶ hung¹ han², zou⁶ zau⁶ luk¹ lan²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong² zau⁶ hung¹ han², zou⁶ zau⁶ luk¹ lan²
    • Yale: góng jauh hūng hán, jouh jauh lūk lán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dzau⁶ hung¹ han², dzou⁶ dzau⁶ luk⁷ lan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong² zeo⁶ hung¹ hen², zou⁶ zeo⁶ lug¹ len²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐn³⁵ t͡sou̯²² t͡sɐu̯²² lʊk̚⁵ lɐn³⁵/

Idiom

講就兇狠，做就碌撚

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

Synonyms

• 講就天下無敵，做就有心無力／讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力 (gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶)