Definition of 纸上谈兵
1. (zhǐ shàng tán bīng) 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 of 纸上谈兵
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1. 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 2. 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