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grandiose but impractical (idiom) · large but of no real use

大而无当
dà ér wú dàng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) very big; huge硕大无朋shuò dà wú péng(idiom) huge object; colossus庞然大物páng rán dà wùflower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside · flashy华而不实huá ér bù shí(idiom) very big; huge硕大无比shuò dà wú bǐ
Antonyms
(idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite小巧玲珑xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) · (of an article) concise and forceful短小精悍duǎn xiǎo jīng hànminiature · scaled-down · forming a microcosm具体而微jù tǐ ér wēi
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