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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not have
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to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
| trad. (大而無當)
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大
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而
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無
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當
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| simp. (大而无当)
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大
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而
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无
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当
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Etymology
吾聞言於接輿，大而無當，往而不反。
吾闻言于接舆，大而无当，往而不反。 - From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wú wén yán yú Jiēyú, dà ér wú dàng, wǎng ér bù fǎn.
- I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them in reality; once gone, they could not be brought back.
Pronunciation
Idiom
大而無當
- large but impractical; unwieldy
大而無當的計劃
大而无当的计划 - dà'érwúdàng de jìhuà
- a grandiose but impractical plan