无的放矢

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

Characters and words in 无的放矢

无
無
wú = w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
无 = 一 + 𠂇 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: the philosopher Diogenes, who has nothing and wants nothing.
无 = 一 + 𠂇 + 乚 : Just inside the space station's entrance, Diogenes is annoyed by Willy Walrus, who's playing his flute. Diogenes just wants a peaceful time without being disturbed, so he cuts the flute into pieces with a pair of scissors, and threatens to beat Willy Walrus with a shovel should he annoy Diogenes again.
Mnemonic symbol: 無爲, wu2 wei2, the state of non-doing after having attained complete harmony with the Tao.

Willy Walrus (w) has attained Wu Wei (無) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), while from the outside it may seem like he is napping.
的
di̅ = di + Ø1
see 的士[di1 shi4]
的
dí = di + Ø2
really and truly
的
dì = di + Ø4
aim / clear
的
de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
的 = 勺 + 白 : Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).
的
dì = di + Ø4
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
放
fàng = f + ang4
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
放 = 攵 + 方 : In the anglepod's bathroom, Frankenstein's monster crushes a square to pieces using a sledgehammer. He puts the pieces into the toilet and releases them afterwards by flushing it.
矢
shǐ = sh + Ø3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
矢 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.

Words with 无的放矢

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Sentences with 无的放矢

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