坐而論道

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (坐而論道)		坐	而	論	道
simp. (坐而论道)		坐	而	论	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuò'érlùndào

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ ji⁴ leon⁶ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuò'érlùndào
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuò-érlùndào
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-êrh²-lun⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-ér-lwùn-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoherlluenndaw
    • Palladius: цзоэрлуньдао (czoerlunʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ ji⁴ leon⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: joh yìh leuhn douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ ji⁴ loen⁶ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ yi⁴ lên⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² jiː²¹ lɵn²² tou̯²²/

Idiom

坐而論道

1. (derogatory) to indulge in empty talk instead of doing anything useful