纸上兵

纸上兵:

Literally means:

warfare on the paper

Actually means:

It derives from the Chinese idiom 纸上谈兵, or maneuvering a war on the paper. 兵, military affairs or warfare.

This phrase figuratively means things that lingers at the stage of planning and is not yet implemented. It also refers to the armchair strategists that indulge in idle theorization. Usually derogatory.

来源于“纸上谈兵”。兵，指军事或战争。

纸上兵，比喻只停留在纸上计划而尚未实行的事情。也指只空谈，不干实事的人。多含贬义。