Huà shuō wéi kōng; luòbǐ wéi shí.

話說為空, 落筆為實。

Lit Words spoken are empty, [but] putting pen to paper is real.

Fig Talk is empty, but a written record is binding.

Note [A line from the modern play Bái Máo Nǚ (The White-Haired Girl).]

Topics Bái Máo Nǚ DRAMA MEMORY TALK White-Haired Girl WRITING