"紙上談兵" meaning in Chinese

See 紙上談兵 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

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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      "zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "chóa-siōng-tâm-peng"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř-shàng-tán-bīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyyshanqtarnbing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжишантаньбин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžišantanʹbin"
    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "jí seuhng tàahm bīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji² sêng⁶ tam⁴ bing¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóa-siōng-tâm-peng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsuá-siōng-tâm-ping"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoafsioxngdampefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoafsiaxngdampefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih³-shang⁴-tʻan²-ping¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jř-shàng-tán-bīng"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyyshanqtarnbing"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžišantanʹbin"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jí seuhng tàahm bīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji² sêng⁶ tam⁴ bing¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóa-siōng-tâm-peng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsuá-siōng-tâm-ping"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoafsioxngdampefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóa-siāng-tâm-peng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsuá-siāng-tâm-ping"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoafsiaxngdampefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
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