How to pronounce 紙上談兵 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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簡單講即係話佢哋紙上談兵啦
Simply put, they're talking about soldiers on paper.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

簡單 gan2 daan1
simple
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
紙上談兵 zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1
be an armchair strategist
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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