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游移不定

Mandarin · pinyin yóu yí bù dìng

to oscillate without pause (idiom)
to fluctuate
(of thoughts) to wander
to waver

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游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
移: yí · change place, shift; move about
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix

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2–2–4–4 · you2 yi2 bu4 ding4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 ji4 bat1 ding6

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(idiomatic) to wander; to shift around; to waver
(idiomatic) to vacillate; to wobble; to hesitate; to be indecisive

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