首施兩端

Chinese

		to hesitate	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular
trad. (首施兩端)		首施	兩	端
simp. (首施两端)		首施	两	端

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒushīliǎngduān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² si¹ loeng⁵ dyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒushīliǎngduān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒushihliǎngduan
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-shih¹-liang³-tuan¹
    • Yale: shǒu-shr̄-lyǎng-dwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushyleangduan
    • Palladius: шоушиляндуань (šoušiljanduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² si¹ loeng⁵ dyun¹
    • Yale: sáu sī léuhng dyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² si¹ loeng⁵ dyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² xi¹ lêng⁵ dün¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

首施兩端

1. Synonym of 首鼠兩端／首鼠两端 (shǒushǔliǎngduān, “to be hesitant or indecisive”)