首鼠兩端

Chinese

		to hesitate	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular
trad. (首鼠兩端)		首鼠	兩	端
simp. (首鼠两端)		首鼠	两	端

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒushǔliǎngduān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² syu² loeng⁵ dyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒushǔliǎngduān [Phonetic: shóushúliǎngduān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushuuleangduan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² syu² loeng⁵ dyun¹
  - Yale: sáu syú léuhng dyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² sy² loeng⁵ dyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² xu² lêng⁵ dün¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ ʃyː³⁵ lœ̽ːŋ¹³ tyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

首鼠兩端

to be hesitant or indecisive

Synonyms

首施兩端／首施两端 (shǒushīliǎngduān)
首尾兩端／首尾两端 (shǒuwěiliǎngduān)

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