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而言

ér yán

ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
TOCFL L5
1(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

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而言

Example

zuò坐ér yán而言bù rú不如qǐ起ér而háng行。
坐而言不如起而行。
Actions speak louder than words.