有的放矢 in English you3 di4 fang4 shi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to have a clear objective

Simplified Characters

有 的 放 矢

Traditional Characters

有 的 放 矢

Pinyin

you3 di4 fang4 shi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

有you3to have 的de5of 放fang4to put 矢shi3arrow