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坐而論道

简坐而论道 · 繁坐而論道

Mandarin · pinyin zuò ér lùn dào

to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

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4–2–4–4 · zuo4 er2 lun4 dao4

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zo6 ji4 leon6 dou6

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