ろんみのろんらず
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. knowing a theory without being able to apply it
Kanji used
argument
language
read
know
Composed of
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
① 読むこと。② 文字の読み方。③ 人の心中や事態の成り行きなどを見通すこと。④ 将棋や囲碁で先の展開やそれに応じた手順を見通すこと。
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if