东一榔头西一棒子 dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

CHARACTERS

东 dōng east, eastern, eastward
一 yī one; a, an; alone
榔 láng betel-nut tree
头 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
一 yī one; a, an; alone
棒 bàng stick, club, truncheon; hit
子 zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch