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首鼠两端
shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

to hesitate

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 首鼠 shǒu​shǔ
    to be hesitant
    to be undecided or hesitant about a course of action; to waver or hesitate. Often used in the four-character expression 首鼠两端 shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān
  2. 两端 兩端 liǎng​duān
    indecision
    (literary) a state of vacillation or having a hesitant, wait-and-see attitude