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无的放矢

wú dì fàng shǐ

4-character word Traditional 無的放矢

What 无的放矢 means

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

The characters in 无的放矢

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 矢shǐarrow; dart; straight

Example sentences

• 不思就说等于无的放矢。
  Bù sī jiù shuō děngyú wúdìfàngshǐ.
  Speaking without thinking is like shooting without looking.