当断不断，反受其乱
dāng​duàn​bù​duàn​fǎn​shòu​qí​luàn

hesitation brings trouble

  1. 当 當 dāng prepositionadverb
    at a time
    At a given time or place; just as; while; when (often used in the pattern 当...的时候 dāng... de​shí​hou)
  2. 断 斷 duàn nounverb
    to judge
    to judge, decide, or determine; to make a verdict
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 断 斷 duàn nounverb
    to judge
    to judge, decide, or determine; to make a verdict
  5. ， fǎn
    non-Chinese
  6. 反 fǎn adverbconjunction
    on the contrary
    instead; on the contrary; equivalent to 反而 fǎn'ér or 反倒 fǎn​dào
  7. 受 shòu verb
    to suffer
    To suffer, be subjected to, or be the victim of something unpleasant
  8. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  9. 乱 亂 luàn nounverb
    upheaval
    disorder; upheaval; riot; war or political unrest