左思右想 — Chinese idiom
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
Meaning
- to turn over in one's mind ; to think through from different angles
- to ponder
Character by character
- 左zuǒleft; unorthodox, improper
- 思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
- 右yòuright; right-wing
- 想xiǎngto believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to
Idioms sharing a character
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò
- 左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
- 左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán
- 左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
- 左拥右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì
- 左道惑众 zuǒ dào huò zhòng
- 左顾右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn
- 旁门左道 páng mén zuǒ dào
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