無的放矢
simp无的放矢mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2wú dì fàng shǐ
English
- to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking
- firing blindly
- to shoot in the air
- a shot in the dark
- not to aim at the reality; not to correspond with the reality
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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.
你唔好喺度無的放矢!
Don't make groundless claims!
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk