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畑水練 (はたけすいれん, hatakesuiren) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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読よ
ん
で
も
畑はたけ
水すい
練れん
だ
よ
。
実じっ
際さい
に
やっ
て
み
ない
と
。
No matter how much you read the manual, it's just useless book learning. You have to actually try it.
His knowledge is all theory and no practice; it's useless in the field.
Related words 机き 上じょう の 空くう 論ろん 机上の空論 also means 'armchair theory', but is more formal and lacks the humorous, vivid imagery of 畑水練.
絵え に 描か いた 餅もち 絵に描いた餅 means something that looks good but is useless in reality, similar to 'pie in the sky'. 畑水練 focuses more on the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skill.
Etymology Compound of 畑 (field) and 水練 (swimming practice). The image of practicing swimming in a dry field humorously conveys the futility of learning without practical application.
