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論語読みの論語知らず
Hiragana
ろんごよみのろんごしらず
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
学識や知識はあるが、それを実生活や実践に活かせない人、またはそのような状態をあざけっていう表現。 / 経書や書物の文句を表面上はよく知っていても、その真意や教えを理解していない人。 / 理屈や建前には詳しいが、現実の問題解決能力や応用力に欠ける人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しっているだけでじっさいにつかえないひと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
书呆子 / 有学无术的人 / 只会读书不懂实践的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
只會讀書、不懂實踐的人 / 有學問卻不會應用的人 / 空談理論的迂腐學者
Korean Meaning
배운 바를 실제에 적용하지 못하는 학자 / 앎만 있고 실천이 없는 사람 / 박식하나 이해와 실천이 부족한 사람
Indonesian
cendekia yang tak mampu menerapkan ilmunya / pintar teori tapi bodoh praktik / sarjana yang hanya pandai baca-baca
Vietnamese Meaning
học giả suông / học giả chỉ biết sách vở, không biết áp dụng vào thực tế / kẻ học rộng mà không hiểu điều đã học
Tagalog Meaning
pantas na mangmang / marunong sa libro, kulang sa praktika / iskolar na hindi naiaangkop ang alam
Sense（1）
learned fool; scholar who cannot apply what he or she knows; mere scholar
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learned fool; scholar who cannot apply what he or she knows; mere scholar
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論語読みの論語知らず
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He is majoring in philosophy at university, but he is a typical example of a 'learned fool'.
He is majoring in philosophy at university, but he is a typical example of a 'learned fool'.
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彼は大学で哲学を専攻しているが、まさに「論語読みの論語知らず」の典型だ。
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