無頭蒼蠅
wú​tóu​cāng​ying

headless fly

  • created reference approved 无头苍蝇/無頭蒼蠅 → 没头苍蝇/沒頭蒼蠅 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无头苍蝇 / 無頭蒼蠅 wú​tóu​cāng​ying

    没头苍蝇 / 沒頭蒼蠅 méi​tóu​cāng​ying

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 无头苍蝇/無頭蒼蠅 · wú​tóu​cāng​ying · headless fly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无头苍蝇 / 無頭蒼蠅

    wú​tóu​cāng​ying

    headless fly

    lit. a headless fly; fig. someone who rushes around frantically or acts blindly without a clear goal or plan

    wú​tóu​cāng​yíng

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 苍蝇 (literal) → 苍蝇/蒼蠅 · cāng​ying · fly

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

    created sense