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两端
liǎng​duān

both ends

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 首鼠两端 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
  • 持两端 chí​liǎng​duān to sit on the fence / to have one's feet in two camps
    to be hesitant, to wait and see, or to have divided loyalties
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