首鼠两端

首鼠兩端
shǒushǔliǎngduān
  1. (idiom) to hesitate
  2. to remain undecided

CEDICT

to be hesitant or indecisive

Wiktionary

形容踌躇不决，瞻前顾后的样子。《史记．卷一○七．魏其武安侯传》：「武安已罢朝，出止车门，召韩御史大夫载，怒曰：『与长孺共一老秃翁，何为首鼠两端？』」清．纪昀《阅微草堂笔记．卷一八．姑妄听之四》：「诡託于蹠犬之吠尧，是首鼠两端，进退无据，实狡黠反覆之尤。」也作「首施两端」、「首尾两端」。

重編國語辭典

犹豫不决，持顾虑观望的态度

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 首鼠 shǒushǔ to hesitate
2 两端 liǎngduān
  1. both ends (of a stick etc)
  2. two extremes

Related entries

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

Don't hesitate to ask questions.

Source: Tatoeba

踌躇 chóuchú
  1. to hesitate
  2. (literary) to pace back and forth
  3. (literary) self-satisfied
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