pāi​nǎo​dai

to make decisions impulsively

  • created reference approved 拍脑袋/拍腦袋 → 拍脑门儿/拍腦門兒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拍脑袋 / 拍腦袋 pāi​nǎo​dai

    拍脑门儿 / 拍腦門兒 pāi​nǎo​mén​r

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 拍脑袋/拍腦袋 → 拍脑瓜/拍腦瓜 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拍脑袋 / 拍腦袋 pāi​nǎo​dai

    拍脑瓜 / 拍腦瓜 pāi​nǎo​guā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拍脑袋/拍腦袋 · pāi​nǎo​dai · to make decisions impulsively — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拍脑袋 / 拍腦袋

    pāi​nǎo​dai

    to make decisions impulsively

    To make a decision or come up with an idea based solely on subjective imagination or a sudden impulse rather than careful analysis; used to describe rash or ill-considered judgment.

    pāi​nǎo​dài

    拍, 脑袋

    拍 (literal) → 拍 · pāi · to pat 脑袋 (literal) → 脑袋/腦袋 · nǎo​dai · head

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense