言之无物 (yán zhī wú wù) | Meaning: (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

not to the point · wide of the mark · neither here nor there · irrelevant不着边际bù zhuó biān jì

flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside · flashy华而不实huá ér bù shí

lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) · fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice · armchair strategist · idle theorizing · cf Zhao Kuo leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping in 260 BC纸上谈兵zhǐ shàng tán bīng

cavity · empty · vacuous空洞kōng dòng

(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) · to carry no weight

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