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右顧左眄
Hiragana
うこさべん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
周囲の人の顔色をうかがってばかりいて、自分の意思を決めかねること。あれこれと迷って、決断できないこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まわりの人のようすばかり気にして決められず、ぐずぐずためらうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
犹豫踌躇 / 摇摆不定 / 瞻前顾后、观望
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
猶豫不決 / 搖擺不定 / 瞻前顧後的遲疑
Korean Meaning
좌고우면 / 망설임 / 우유부단함
Vietnamese Meaning
sự do dự, lưỡng lự; thiếu quyết đoán / ngó trước nhìn sau, thăm dò xung quanh trước khi quyết định / phân vân, dao động
Tagalog Meaning
pag-aalangan / pag-aatubili / pag-uurong-sulong
Sense(1)
hesitation, wavering, vacillate
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右顧左眄
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He hesitated, unable to make a decision.
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彼は右顧左眄して、決断を下すことができませんでした。
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