dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

Traditional: 東一榔頭西一棒子

东一榔头西一棒子 (dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi) is a Chinese word meaning “banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision”.

Meanings

  1. 1banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

Characters in 东一榔头西一棒子

东dōng · east一yī · one榔láng · tall tree (archaic)头tóu · head西xī · west一yī · one棒bàng · stick子zǐ · son

Related words

一one一个a; an; one东西east and west东西thing孩子child一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely

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