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纸
上
谈
兵
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
Translation
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC
Synonyms
不着边际
,
华而不实
, 失之空洞, 实而不华, 干瘪瘪,
悬空
,
抽象
,
无意义
,
架空
,
概念化
,
泛
,
泛泛
, 浮泛, 空幻,
空泛
,
空洞
, 空洞无物, 空疏,
空空如也
,
空虚
,
空虚
, 肤泛,
肤浅
,
虚幻
,
虚无
, 虚无缥缈, 虚无飘渺,
虚空
,
虚飘飘
,
言之无物
,
迂阔
一事无成
, 为人作嫁,
乏
, 劳而无获,
对牛弹琴
,
干
,
徒
,
徒劳
,
徒劳无功
, 徒劳无益,
徒然
, 扬汤止沸,
望梅止渴
,
枉然
, 枉费心机,
水中捞月
,
海底捞月
, 画脂镂冰, 画饼充饥,
白
,
白搭
, 白费力气,
瞎
,
空
,
缘木求鱼
,
虚
, 蚍蜉撼大树, 蚍蜉撼树,
螳臂当车
,
费力不讨好
, 贼去关门,
问道于盲
,
隔靴搔痒
,
鸡飞蛋打
坐而论道
,
放空炮
,
空口说白话
,
空谈
, 说空话
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