"fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais" meaning in French

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Proverb

IPA: /fɛ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) di | pa s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) fɛ/, /fɛ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) di | pɑ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) fɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais.wav Forms: faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-proverb}} fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais
  1. do as I say and not as I do
    Sense id: en-fais_ce_que_je_dis,_pas_ce_que_je_fais-fr-proverb--NIxNgUd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/fɛ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) di | pa s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) fɛ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fɛ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) di | pɑ s(ə) kə ʒ(ə) fɛ/"
    },
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    },
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