说一套做一套
“You say one thing and do the other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真的
“I mean it.”
说一套做一套
“You say one thing and do the other.”
“You despised my work in your heart before.”
“You are a total hypocrite and I cannot trust your words.”
Chinese interpersonal morality places high value on consistency between word and action; calling someone out as 'saying one thing and doing another' is a grave moral charge.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to say one thing and do another; double-faced
A very common colloquial four-character idiom used to criticize hypocrisy or broken promises.