大而无当

Traditional: 大而無當

dà ér wú dàng

Dictionary entry

grandiose but impractical (idiom)

What does 大而无当 mean?

大而无当 (dà ér wú dàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1grandiose but impractical (idiom)

2large but of no real use

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)而érand · as well as 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)

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大而无当

dà ér wú dàng

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