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首鼠兩端

简 首鼠两端 · 繁 首鼠兩端
Mandarin · pinyin shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to hesitate
  2. to remain undecided
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Characters in this entry

首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
鼠
shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
端
duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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3–3–3–1 · shou3 shu3 liang3 duan1

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  1. (idiomatic) to be hesitant or indecisive

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