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講一套做一套 (gong2 jat1 tou3 zou6 jat1 tou3) — to talk in one way and act in another; to say one thing and does another; to not practice what one preaches; to go back on one's words in Cantonese

gongˊ²講jatˉ¹一tou˗₃套zouˍ₆做jatˉ¹一tou˗₃套
简 讲一套做一套
Mandarin Pinyin: jiang3 yi1 tao4 zuo4 yi1 tao4

Meaning of 講一套做一套

nounto talk in one way and act in another; to say one thing and does another; to not practice what one preaches; to go back on one's words

Characters in 講一套做一套

講gong2
Cantonese dialectical word: say; speak
一jat1
one; a; an; the
套tou3
cover; case; wrapper; glove
做zou6
enter (a profession)

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