东一榔头西一棒子

dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

东

dōng

east

一

yī

one

榔

láng

tall tree (archaic)

头

tóu

head

西

xī

the West

一

yī

one

棒

bàng

stick

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"