粵

無mou4的dik1放fong3矢ci2

simp无的放矢
mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2wú dì fàng shǐ

English

  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
  5. not to aim at the reality; not to correspond with the reality

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔針對事實,亂咁指責、攻擊人

Examples

  • 不思就說等於無的放矢。

    Speaking without thinking is like shooting without looking.

    Tatoeba · holger_reinherzen CC BY

  • 你唔好喺度無的放矢!

    Don't make groundless claims!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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