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东一榔头西一棒子

dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

8-character word Traditional 東一榔頭西一棒子

What 东一榔头西一棒子 means

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

The characters in 东一榔头西一棒子

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 榔lángtall tree (archaic)
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 西xīwest
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 棒bàngstick; club; cudgel
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子