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有勇無謀

简有勇无谋 · 繁有勇無謀

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu yǒng wú móu

bold but not very astute (idiom)

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
勇: yǒng · brave, courageous, fierce
無: Look up this written character
謀: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
谋: móu · plan, scheme; stratagem

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3–3–2–2 · you3 yong3 wu2 mou2

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jau5 jung5 mou4 mau4

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(idiomatic) to be foolhardy; to be brave but to lack a strategic mind; all brawn and no brains

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