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(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

言行一致
yán xíng yī zhì
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word言而有信yán ér yǒu xìnlit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think · honest and straightforward心口如一xīn kǒu rú yīexternal appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means · to think and act as one表里如一biǎo lǐ rú yīhonest诚实chéng shífixed · unalterable划一不二huà yī bù èr
Antonyms
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek · saying one thing but meaning sth different言不由衷yán bù yóu zhōngheart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself · saying one thing but meaning sth different心口不一xīn kǒu bù yīoutside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems · saying one thing but meaning sth different表里不一biǎo lǐ bù yī