东一榔头，西一棒槌東一榔頭，西一棒槌東一榔頭，西一棒槌

a hammer blow in the east, a club blow in the west

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Meaning: Speaking with no clear point or working without any method, jumping from one thing to another. Critical.

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Simplified: 东一榔头，西一棒槌
Traditional (Taiwan): 東一榔頭，西一棒槌
Pinyin: Dōng yì lángtou, xī yí bàngchuí
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄧˋ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ，ㄒㄧㄧˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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