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半推半就
bàn​tuī​bàn​jiù

half willing and half unwilling

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半推半就 bàn​tuī​bàn​jiù half willing and half unwilling

To yield after making a show of resistance; to pretend to refuse while actually being willing.

References

synonym 若即若离/若即若離 → 半推半就/半推半就
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