大而无当 dà ér wú dàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. grandiose but impractical (idiom)
  2. large but of no real use

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
当 dàng
HSK 3
bear, accept, undertake; just