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無的放矢

wúdìfàngshǐ

ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕˇ

Simplified 无的放矢

  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
Example

不思就說等於無的放矢。

bù sī jiù shuō děngyú wúdìfàngshǐ

Speaking without thinking is like shooting without looking.

Keep 無的放矢 and it comes back until you know it.

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