Help with translating phrase

[silverspooninmouth]

I want to translate the phrase "our actions should go beyond words" to give the meaning our actions are more important than what we say. Can anyone help? my chinese is very limited.

[geek_frappa]

事实胜于雄辩

Shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4

shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn

Actions speak louder than words.

[skylee]

I think 事實勝於雄辯 is very close, although 事實 means "facts" rather than "actions".

[geek_frappa]

I think 事實勝於雄辯 is very close, although 事實 means "facts" rather than "actions".

good point.

[xiaoxiajenny]

"our actions should go beyond words" 不要只说不做.

I think 事实胜于雄辩 is not right

[geek_frappa]

I think 事实胜于雄辩 is not right

i also think it is not right.

[confucius]

When being critical of somebody or an organization with too many words and no action then you can use this handy weather reference:

干打雷，不下雨 (all thunder, no rain)

I sometimes use this idiom when talking about China's military threats to Taiwan.

[geek_frappa]

I sometimes use this idiom when talking about China's military threats to Taiwan.

or when FeiFei says she's going on a diet...

can u say? "Talk is cheap" with that phrase, confucious?

[confucius]

For FeiFei I would use something lighter: 言行不一 which suggests that somebody's actions do not really match their words or perhaps one is not keeping a certain promise or resolution. In the case of somebody who said they are on a diet you might not hear a lot of thunder but still their actions fail to produce the much anticipated rain.

[woodcutter]

Is "our actions should go beyond words" something that a native English speaker would say? I don't think so........It doesn't make any sense, and neither would a perfect translation.