講就易，做就難 (gong2 zau6 ji6 zou6 zau6 naan4) — Easy to talk about but hard to do; easi… in Cantonese

gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就jiˍ₆易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naanˎ₄難

简讲就易，做就难

Mandarin Pinyin: jiang3 jiu4 yi4 , zuo4 jiu4 nan2

Meaning of 講就易，做就難

nounEasy to talk about but hard to do; easier said than done

niˉ¹呢joengˍ₆樣jeˏ₅嘢gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就ji6,易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naan4.難。

This is easy to say, but hard to do.

gaamˊ²減feiˎ₄肥gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就ji6,易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naan4.難。

Losing weight is easy to say, but hard to do.

zouˊ²早fan˗₃瞓gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就ji6,易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naan4.難。

Going to bed early is easy to say, but hard to do.

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就ji6,易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naan4.難。

He says it's easy, but it's hard to do.

ginˉ¹堅ciˎ₄持gongˊ²講zauˍ₆就ji6,易，zouˍ₆做zauˍ₆就naan4.難。

Persevering is easy to say, but hard to do.

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