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無的放矢
简 无的放矢 · 繁 無的放矢Mandarin · pinyin wú dì fàng shǐ
Meanings
- to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking
- firing blindly
- to shoot in the air
- a shot in the dark
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2–4–4–3 · wu2 di4 fang4 shi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2
Cantonese word readings for 無的放矢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to have no definite object in view; to have no definite objective in speech or action
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