左思右想
Chinese
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|- ! !left !to think; to consider !right (-hand)
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to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
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!simp. and trad.
(左思右想)
| 左
| 思
| 右
| 想
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Etymology
Literally: to think left and right
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuuosyyowsheang
- IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
左思右想
- (idiomatic) to deliberate, to think over
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