person of no fixed principles; fence-sitter
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a fence-sitter; a person of no fixed principles; an opportunist
derogatory这是一个常用的贬义成语，形容一个人缺乏坚定的信念，像墙头上的草一样随风倒。常用于口语和书面语。
Zài在
gōng公
sī司
zhēng争
lùn论
zhōng中
，
tā他
jiù就
xiàng像
yī一
kē棵
qiáng墙
tóu头
cǎo草
，
nǎ哪
biān边
shì势
lì力
dà大
jiù就
dǎo倒
xiàng向
nǎ哪
biān边
。
In company disputes, he's like a fence-sitter, leaning toward whichever side has more power.
Zuò做
rén人
yào要
yǒu有
zhǔ主
jiàn见
，
bú不
yào要
zuò做
qiáng墙
tóu头
cǎo草
，
rèn任
rén人
bǎi摆
bù布
。
One should have their own opinions and not be a fence-sitter, manipulated by others.
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Zài在
zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
tā他
bèi被
rén人
shì视
wéi为
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
qiáng墙
tóu头
cǎo草
。
In political struggles, he is seen as a typical opportunist with no fixed principles.
Qiáng墙
tóu头
cǎo草
，
liǎng两
biān边
dǎo倒
。
The grass atop the wall sways with the wind on both sides. (A proverb describing an unprincipled person.)