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猶豫不決

简犹豫不决 · 繁猶豫不決

Mandarin · pinyin yóu yù bù jué

hesitancy
indecision
to waver

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猶: Look up this written character
豫: yù · relaxed, comfortable, at ease; hexagram ䷏
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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犹: yóu · like, similar to, just like, as
决: jué · decide, determine, judge

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2–4–4–2 · you2 yu4 bu4 jue2

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jau4 jyu4 bat1 kyut3

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(idiomatic) to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally

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