坐而论道

Traditional: 坐而論道

zuò ér lùn dào

Dictionary entry

to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

What does 坐而论道 mean?

坐而论道 (zuò ér lùn dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 而érand · as well as 论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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坐而论道

zuò ér lùn dào

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