言げん行こう齟そ齬ご

noun

inconsistency between words and actions; not practicing what one preaches

A formal yojijukugo describing a gap between what someone says and what they actually do. Often used in critical or reflective contexts.

• 政せい治じ家かの言げん行こう齟そ齬ごが批ひ判はんされた。

  The politician's inconsistency between words and actions was criticized.

• 言げん行こう齟そ齬ごのないように気きをつけたい。

  I want to be careful not to have any gap between my words and actions.