躊躇不前

Chinese

		to walk back and forth; to hesitate; to pause	not; no	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
trad. (躊躇不前)		躊躇	不	前
simp. (踌躇不前)		踌躇	不	前

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóuchúbùqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chóuchúbùqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chóuchúbùcián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou²-chʻu²-pu⁴-chʻien²
    • Yale: chóu-chú-bù-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chourchwubuchyan
    • Palladius: чоучубуцянь (čoučubucjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Idiom

躊躇不前

1. to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally