首鼠两端 shǒushǔliǎngduān to hesitate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 首鼠 shǒushǔ 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 shǒushǔliǎngduān两端 兩端 liǎngduān indecision (literary) a state of vacillation or having a hesitant, wait-and-see attitude