东摇西摆 — Chinese idiom
东摇西摆
dōng yáo xī bǎi
Traditional: 東搖西擺
Meaning
- to sway from side to side; unsteady
- indecisive; hesitant
Character by character
- 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 摇yáoto rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
- 西xīwest, western, westward
- 摆bǎito arrange, to display; pendulum, swing
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
- 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
- 各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī
- 拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī
- 东倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi
- 东兔西乌 dōng tù xī wū
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
- 东山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ
- 东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng
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