纸上谈兵 紙上談兵
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1
- 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 趙括 Zhào Kuò ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄨㄛˋ leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 長平之戰 Cháng píng zhī Zhàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄓㄢˋ in 260 BC
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纸 紙
- 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ tou4 zi2 blueprint
- 报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄓˇ bou3 zi2 newspaper
- 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng ㄓˇ ㄓㄤ zi2 zoeng1 paper
- 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ wai6 sang1 zi2 toilet paper; tissues
- 造纸术 造紙術 zào zhǐ shù ㄗㄠˋ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ zou6 zi2 seot6 papermaking process
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- 仿纸 仿紙 fǎng zhǐ ㄈㄤˇ ㄓˇ fong2 zi2 copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice)
- 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ seon3 zi2 letter paper
- 冥纸 冥紙 míng zhǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ming5 zi2 joss paper made to resemble paper money
- 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ zin2 zi2 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
- 卡纸 卡紙 kǎ zhǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄓˇ kaa1 zi2 cardboard
- 卷纸 卷紙 juǎn zhǐ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄓˇ gyun2 zi2 toilet roll
- 墨纸 墨紙 mò zhǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓˇ mak6 zi2 blotting paper
- 壁纸 壁紙 bì zhǐ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓˇ bik1 zi2 wallpaper
- 妹纸 妹紙 mèi zhǐ ㄇㄟˋ ㄓˇ mui6 zi2 (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子)
- 宣纸 宣紙 xuān zhǐ ㄒㄩㄢ ㄓˇ syun1 zi2 fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui
- 厕纸 廁紙 cè zhǐ ㄘㄜˋ ㄓˇ ci3 zi2 toilet paper
- 废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 waste paper
- 手纸 手紙 shǒu zhǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ sau2 zi2 toilet paper
- 抽纸 抽紙 chōu zhǐ ㄔㄡ ㄓˇ cau1 zi2 paper tissue (in a box)
- 折纸 摺紙 zhé zhǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ zip3 zi2 to fold paper (to make origami articles); origami
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
谈 談
- 交谈 交談 jiāo tán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄢˊ gaau1 taam4 to discuss; to converse
- 座谈 座談 zuò tán ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ zo6 taam4 to have an informal discussion
- 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ coeng3 taam4 to talk freely
- 会谈 會談 huì tán ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˊ wui6 taam4 talks
- 洽谈 洽談 qià tán ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄢˊ hap6 taam4 to discuss
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- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 访谈 訪談 fǎng tán ㄈㄤˇ ㄊㄢˊ fong2 taam4 to visit and discuss
- 谈判 談判 tán pàn ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄢˋ taam4 pun3 to negotiate
- 谈到 談到 tán dào ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ taam4 dou3 to refer to
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谈论 談論 tán lùn ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ taam4 leon6 to discuss; to talk about
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 面谈 面談 miàn tán ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ min6 taam4 face-to-face meeting
- 座谈会 座談會 zuò tán huì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zo6 taam4 wui2 conference
- 谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng ㄊㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ taam4 bat1 soeng5 to be out of the question
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 侈谈 侈談 chǐ tán ㄔˇ ㄊㄢˊ ci2 taam4 to prate
- 健谈 健談 jiàn tán ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ gin6 taam4 entertaining in conversation
- 倾谈 傾談 qīng tán ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ king1 taam4 to have a good talk
- 免谈 免談 miǎn tán ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄢˊ min5 taam4 out of the question; pointless to discuss it
兵
- 士兵 shì bīng ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ si6 bing1 soldier
- 官兵 guān bīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gun1 bing1 (military) officers and soldiers
- 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄥ dong1 bing1 to serve in the army
- 交兵 jiāo bīng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ gaau1 bing1 in a state of war
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
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- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
- 伞兵 傘兵 sǎn bīng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ saan3 bing1 paratrooper
- 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng ㄩㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ jung4 bing1 (military) mercenary
- 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 lyun6 confusion of war
- 兵刃 bīng rèn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˋ bing1 jan6 (bladed) weapons
- 兵制 bīng zhì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓˋ bing1 zai3 military system
- 兵力 bīng lì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ bing1 lik6 military strength
- 兵卒 bīng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zeot1 soldiers
- 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 soldiers
- 兵器 bīng qì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋ bing1 hei3 weaponry
- 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄢˊ bing1 tyun4 large military unit
- 兵士 bīng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ bing1 si6 ordinary soldier
- 兵家 Bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 兵家 bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 military strategist in ancient China
- 兵差 bīng chāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄞ bing1 caa1 labor conscripted to support the military