首鼠两端

Traditional: 首鼠兩端

shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to hesitate

What does 首鼠两端 mean?

首鼠两端 (shǒu shǔ liǎng duān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to hesitate

2to remain undecided

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

首shǒuhead · chief 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse 两liǎngtwo · both 端duān(bound form) tip; end; extremity · (bound form) aspect; facet

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 首鼠两端

首鼠两端

shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.