无的放矢
wú​dì​fàng​shǐ

to shoot at random

  • created sense approved 无的放矢/無的放矢 · wú​dì​fàng​shǐ · to shoot at random — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无的放矢 / 無的放矢

    wú​dì​fàng​shǐ

    to shoot at random

    (idiom) Literally means to shoot an arrow without a target; used to describe speaking or acting without a clear purpose or target; to talk or act aimlessly.

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 的 (literal) → 的 · dì · target 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 矢 (literal) → 矢 · shǐ · arrow

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

    created sense