坐而论道 in English zuo4 er2 lun4 dao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

坐 而 论 道

Traditional Characters

坐 而 論 道

Pinyin

zuo4 er2 lun4 dao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

坐zuo4surname Zuo 而er2and 论lun4abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) 道dao4road