Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nói dễ, làm khó

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Learning to Live Through Vietnamese and American Proverbs: A Bilingual Vietnamese-English Edition.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent easier said than done Plans are simpler to propose than to execute English Near equivalent east is east, and west is west (and never the twain shall meet) Two things are fundamentally incompatible and can never come together. English

Common questions

What does “nói dễ, làm khó” mean?

Easier said than done.

Is “nói dễ, làm khó” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“easier said than done” (English) — near equivalent.