大而无当

Traditional form:

大而無當

Pinyin (reading):

dà'érwúdàng

Definitions:

• grandiose but impractical (idiom)
• large but of no real use

Characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Traditional characters:

• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells