Definition of 畳の上の水練 (たたみのうえのすいれん)

たたうえすいれん

畳の上の水練

たたみのうえのすいれん

tataminouenosuiren

noun
useless book learning, knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice, practising swimming on a tatami mat(idiom , humerous)
Related Kanji
tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with
above, up
water
practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land