站着说话不腰疼

Traditional form:

站著說話不腰疼

Pinyin (reading):

zhànzheshuōhuàbùyāoténg

Definitions:

• lit. it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
• fig. to be an armchair expert; to blabber on

Characters:

• 站 - stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands and stations
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 疼 - ache, pain; to love dearly

Traditional characters:

• 站 - stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands and stations
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 疼 - ache, pain; to love dearly