Lingaku- lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
- fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
- armchair strategist
- idle theorizing
- cf Zhao Kuo 赵括【Zhào Kuò】 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战【Cháng píng zhī Zhàn】 in 260 BC
Generated: This idiom is used to criticize discussions or plans that sound good in theory but are impractical and unhelpful in real situations.
They are just armchair strategists and have not truly implemented these plans.
Generated: This expression is used to refer to someone who offers advice or strategies without actual experience or knowledge about the situation.
tā他zǒng shì总是zài在páng biān旁边píng lùn评论，dàn但shí jì shàng实际上tā他zhǐ shì只是gě个zhǐ shàng tán bīng纸上谈兵de的rén人。
He is always commenting from the sidelines, but in reality, he is just an armchair strategist.
Generated: This term refers to discussions that do not lead to practical outcomes or solutions, often criticized for their lack of realistic application.
tíng zhǐ停止zhǐ shàng tán bīng纸上谈兵，wǒ men我们xū yào需要zhǎo dào找到zhēn zhèng真正kě xíng可行de的jiě jué解决fāng àn方案。
Stop the idle theorizing; we need to find real, feasible solutions.
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