有的放矢 — Chinese idiom
有的放矢
yǒu dì fàng shǐ
Meaning
- lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows
- fig. to have a clear objective
Character by character
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 的dìaim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 放fàngto release, to liberate, to free
- 矢shǐarrow, dart; to vow, to swear
Idioms sharing a character
- 一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu
- 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng
- 互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú
- 井井有条 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
- 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
- 别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu
- 化为乌有 huà wéi wū yǒu
- 另有企图 lìng yǒu qǐ tú
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū
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