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把持不定

Mandarin · pinyin bǎ chí bù dìng

indecisive (idiom)

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把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
持: chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix

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3–2–4–4 · ba3 chi2 bu4 ding4

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baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6

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