wú dì fàng shǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark
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Original source entry:

無的放矢 无的放矢 [wu2 di4 fang4 shi3] /to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking/firing blindly/to shoot in the air/a shot in the dark/

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无的放矢
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