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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
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He hesitated, unable to make a decision.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他左顾右盼,无法做出决定。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他右顧左眄,無法做出決定。

Korean Translation

그는 우유부단하여 결정을 내리지 못했다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ta lưỡng lự, nhìn quanh bên này bên kia, không thể đưa ra quyết định.

Tagalog Translation

Nag-aatubili siya at hindi makapagpasiya.

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hesitation, wavering, vacillate

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右顧左眄

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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He hesitated, unable to make a decision.

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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