Meaning of 首鼠两端
首鼠两端 means to waver between two sides; to be indecisive; to hesitate. Pronounced shǒu shǔ liǎng duān.
- to waver between two sides; to be indecisive; to hesitate
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
liǎng两
gè个
gōng工
zuò作
jī机
huì会
zhī之
jiān间
shǒu首
shǔ鼠
liǎng两
duān端
，
chí迟
chí迟
wú无
fǎ法
zuò做
chū出
jué决
dìng定
。
He wavered between two job offers, unable to make a decision for a long time.
Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dí敌
，
tā他
shǒu首
shǔ鼠
liǎng两
duān端
，
jì既
xiǎng想
tóu投
xiáng降
yòu又
bù不
gǎn敢
gōng公
kāi开
pàn叛
biàn变
。
Faced with a powerful enemy, he vacillated, wanting to surrender yet not daring to openly rebel.
Zuò做
lǐng领
dǎo导
zuì最
jì忌
huì讳
shǒu首
shǔ鼠
liǎng两
duān端
，
ràng让
xià下
shǔ属
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
cuò措
。
The worst thing for a leader is to waver between two sides, leaving subordinates confused about what to do.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
shàng上
，
nǐ你
bì必
xū须
biǎo表
míng明
lì立
chǎng场
，
bù不
néng能
shǒu首
shǔ鼠
liǎng两
duān端
。
On this issue, you must state your position clearly and cannot sit on the fence.