wú dì fàng shǐ

Traditional: 無的放矢

无的放矢 (wú dì fàng shǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking; firing blindly; to shoot in the air”.

Meanings

  1. 1to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking
  2. 2firing blindly
  3. 3to shoot in the air
  4. 4a shot in the dark

Characters in 无的放矢

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