"猶豫不決" meaning in Chinese

See 猶豫不決 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/, /jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/, /iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/, /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/, /iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/, /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/ Chinese transliterations: yóuyùbùjué [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jau⁴ jyu⁶ bat¹ kyut³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], iû-ū-put-koat, iû-ī-put-koat, yóuyùbùjué [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yóuyùbùjyué [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yu²-yü⁴-pu⁴-chüeh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yóu-yù-bù-jywé [Mandarin, Yale], youyuhbujyue [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ююйбуцзюэ [Mandarin, Palladius], jujujbuczjue [Mandarin, Palladius], yàuh yuh bāt kyut [Cantonese, Yale], jau⁴ jy⁶ bat⁷ kyt⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yeo⁴ yu⁶ bed¹ küd³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iû-ū-put-koat [Hokkien, POJ], iû-ū-put-kuat [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iu'uxputkoad [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], iû-ī-put-koat [Hokkien, POJ], iû-ī-put-kuat [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iu'ixputkoad [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 犹豫不决
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 猶豫不決
  1. to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 搖擺不定/摇摆不定 (yáobǎibùdìng), 搖擺不定 (yáobǎibùdìng), 摇摆不定 (yáobǎibùdìng)
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    {
      "form": "犹豫不决",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
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      "expansion": "猶豫不決",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hokkien chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally"
      ],
      "id": "en-猶豫不決-zh-phrase-scMdT-vr",
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ],
        [
          "indecisive",
          "indecisive"
        ],
        [
          "waver",
          "waver"
        ],
        [
          "shilly-shally",
          "shilly-shally"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
          "word": "搖擺不定/摇摆不定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
          "word": "搖擺不定"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
          "word": "摇摆不定"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jyu⁶ bat¹ kyut³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu²-yü⁴-pu⁴-chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu-yù-bù-jywé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "youyuhbujyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ююйбуцзюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujujbuczjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yàuh yuh bāt kyut"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jy⁶ bat⁷ kyt⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeo⁴ yu⁶ bed¹ küd³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-kuat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu'uxputkoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-kuat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu'ixputkoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "猶豫不決"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "犹豫不决",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "猶豫不決",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 決",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 猶",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 豫",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitant",
          "hesitant"
        ],
        [
          "indecisive",
          "indecisive"
        ],
        [
          "waver",
          "waver"
        ],
        [
          "shilly-shally",
          "shilly-shally"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jyu⁶ bat¹ kyut³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóuyùbùjyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu²-yü⁴-pu⁴-chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu-yù-bù-jywé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "youyuhbujyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ююйбуцзюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jujujbuczjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yàuh yuh bāt kyut"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ jy⁶ bat⁷ kyt⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeo⁴ yu⁶ bed¹ küd³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ū-put-kuat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu'uxputkoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-koat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iû-ī-put-kuat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iu'ixputkoad"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
      "word": "搖擺不定/摇摆不定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
      "word": "搖擺不定"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáobǎibùdìng",
      "word": "摇摆不定"
    }
  ],
  "word": "猶豫不決"
}

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