无的放矢

无的放矢
fàngshǐ

to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking

    • He always talks without any clear purpose or direction.

  2. verb

    firing blindly

    • We cannot shoot arrows without a target.

  3. verb

    to shoot in the air

    • Don't shoot arrows at nothing.

  4. adjective

    a shot in the dark

    • He always speaks without any basis or target.

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From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.

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