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a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
bounced check; bad check · (idiom) empty promise空头支票kōng tóu zhī piàolit. 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 bīngofficialese · red tape官样文章guān yàng wén zhāng
Antonyms
be on record · can be found in (official) records · be documented有案可稽yǒu àn kě jī(lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) · (fig.) genuine; real; true货真价实huò zhēn jià shí