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打哪兒指哪兒

简打哪儿指哪儿 · 繁打哪兒指哪兒

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ nǎ r zhǐ nǎ r

(coll.) to act first and then claim the outcome was intended; to act without a clear aim and justify it afterward (ironic reversal of 指哪兒打哪兒 zhǐ nǎ r dǎ nǎ r, where one aims clearly and executes with precision)

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3–3–5–3–3–5 · da3 na3 r5 zhi3 na3 r5

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