- 糹(thread; silk fiber)
- 氏(family; clan)
Paper is made from silk fibers, and the sound hint follows the character 氏.
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
We cannot merely talk on paper; we must take action.
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
We can't just talk on paper; we must put it into practice.
armchair strategist
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
We cannot merely talk on paper; we must take action.
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
We can't just talk on paper; we must put it into practice.
armchair strategist
Paper is made from silk fibers, and the sound hint follows the character 氏.
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
Spirited conversation burns like blazing fire, with words following words in endless succession.
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
Paper is made from silk fibers, and the sound hint follows the character 氏.
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
Spirited conversation burns like blazing fire, with words following words in endless succession.
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
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idle theorizing
We cannot just talk on paper; we must put it into action.
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
idle theorizing
We cannot just talk on paper; we must put it into action.
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