首鼠两端
shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

to hesitate

  • created reference approved 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端 → 瞻前顾后/瞻前顧後 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    首鼠两端 / 首鼠兩端 shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

    瞻前顾后 / 瞻前顧後 zhān​qián​gù​hòu

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端 → 踌躇不决/躊躇不決 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    首鼠两端 / 首鼠兩端 shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

    踌躇不决 / 躊躇不決 chóu​chú​bù​jué

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 首鼠两端/首鼠兩端 · shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān · to hesitate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    首鼠两端 / 首鼠兩端

    shǒu​shǔ​liǎng​duān

    to hesitate

    (idiom) to be undecided or waver between two choices; to shilly-shally or be hesitant due to excessive caution

    首鼠 (literal) → 首鼠 · shǒu​shǔ · to be hesitant 两端 (literal) → 两端/兩端 · liǎng​duān · indecision

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

    created sense