[zhǐ shàng tán bīng, ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ, 纸上谈兵 / 紙上談兵] lit. military tactics on paper (成语 saw); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice (cf. Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400, 000 to annihilation at Changping in 260 BC); an armchair strategist; idle theorizing #40,926[Add to Longdo]
[céng jīng cāng hǎi, ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ, 曾经沧海 / 曾經滄海] lit. once experienced the vast ocean(成语 saw); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life; cf. to have known the world #48,688[Add to Longdo]
[dào dǎ yī pá, ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ, 倒打一耙] lit. to strike with a muck-rake (成语 saw), cf. Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counter-attack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) #84,956[Add to Longdo]
[fá kē, ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ, 伐柯] (cf. Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as match-maker #261,483[Add to Longdo]
[huā zhāo yuè xī, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄠ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧ, 花朝月夕] a beautiful day; cf. Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August #466,134[Add to Longdo]
[cāo fǔ fá kē, ㄘㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ, 操斧伐柯] (cf. Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as match-maker [Add to Longdo]
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