得個講字
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English
- 'all bark and no bite'; all talk and no action; 'all mouth and no trousers'
- used to describe someone who is only good in talking but does nothing to support what he or she says; to pay lip service to; to have a plan which will never be put into effect
粵語 — Cantonese
- 齋講或者應承做一件事,但係冇實際嘅行動
Examples
嗰條友剩係得個講字﹐唔使理佢。
That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.
Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY
「下次我請大家食飯嘞。」「你得個講字嘅!你講咗好多次啦,都冇次係真嘅。」
"I will buy everyone dinner the next time." "You said it several times before. You never keep your words."
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk