"下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

IPA: [he̞ta̠ na̠ te̞p̚po̞ː mo̞ ka̠zɨ ɯ̟te̞ba̠ a̠ta̠ɾɯ̟] Forms: 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる [canonical] (ruby: 下手(へた), (てっ), (ぽう), (かず), (), ()), heta na teppō mo kazu uteba ataru [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|へた な てっぽう も かず うてば あたる|head=下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる}} 下手(へた)な鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)も数(かず)撃(う)てば当(あ)たる • (heta na teppō mo kazu uteba ataru)
  1. one can succeed with enough attempts, regardless of skill Tags: idiomatic
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