紙上談兵 (zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1) — speak of fighting on paper in Cantonese | HKDictionary

ziˊ²紙soengˍ₆上taamˎ₄談bingˉ¹兵

简纸上谈兵

Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1

Meaning of 紙上談兵

nounspeak of fighting on paper

nounhot air; idle/impractical theorizing; armchair strategist

noun實事求是

Characters in 紙上談兵

preceding; previous; last

remark; utterance; talk; gossip

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