夷猶

夷犹
yíyóu
to hesitate

CEDICT

  1. 遲疑不決。《楚辭．屈原．九歌．湘君》：「君不行兮夷猶，蹇誰留兮中洲。」《文選．謝朓．新亭渚別范零陵詩》：「停驂我悵望，輟棹子夷猶。」也作「夷由」。
  2. 從容不迫的樣子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 夷 yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze
2 猶 yóu
  1. as if
  2. (just) like
  3. just as
  4. still
  5. yet

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犯嘀咕 fàndígu
  1. to hesitate
  2. to have second thoughts
  3. to be concerned
  4. to brood (over sth)
  5. to complain
猶疑 yóuyí to hesitate
猶豫 yóuyù to hesitate
不要猶豫去問問題。

Don't hesitate to ask questions.

Source: Tatoeba

躊躇 chóuchú
  1. to hesitate
  2. (literary) to pace back and forth
  3. (literary) self-satisfied
躊躇不決 chóuchúbùjué
  1. to hesitate
  2. indecisive
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