作舍道邊
zuò​shè​dào​biān

to fail due to indecision

  • created reference approved 作舍道边/作舍道邊 → 作舍道旁 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作舍道边 / 作舍道邊 zuò​shè​dào​biān

    作舍道旁 zuò​shè​dào​páng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 作舍道边/作舍道邊 · zuò​shè​dào​biān · to fail due to indecision — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    作舍道边 / 作舍道邊

    zuò​shè​dào​biān

    to fail due to indecision

    Unable to finish a task because one listens to too many conflicting opinions, like trying to build a house by the roadside while asking every passerby for advice.

    作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to do 舍 (literal) → 舍 · shè · residence 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · road 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · beside

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense