"紙上談兵" meaning in All languages combined

See 紙上談兵 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: zhǐshàngtánbīng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chóa-siōng-tâm-peng, chóa-siāng-tâm-peng, zhǐshàngtánbīng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhǐhshàngtánbing [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih³-shang⁴-tʻan²-ping¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jř-shàng-tán-bīng [Mandarin, Yale], jyyshanqtarnbing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжишантаньбин [Mandarin, Palladius], čžišantanʹbin [Mandarin, Palladius], jí seuhng tàahm bīng [Cantonese, Yale], dzi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji² sêng⁶ tam⁴ bing¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chóa-siōng-tâm-peng [Hokkien, POJ], tsuá-siōng-tâm-ping [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zoafsioxngdampefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], chóa-siāng-tâm-peng [Hokkien, POJ], tsuá-siāng-tâm-ping [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zoafsiaxngdampefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: See Zhao Kuo on Wikipedia. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 紙上談兵
  1. to engage in theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing Wikipedia link: Zhao Kuo Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-紙上談兵-zh-phrase-az6MQg9e Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "Taipei"
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      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Taipei"
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        "Xiamen"
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