左思右想

Chinese

		left	to think; to consider	right (-hand)	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
simp. and trad. (左思右想)		左	思	右	想

Etymology

Literally: to think left and right

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuǒsīyòuxiǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒsīyòuxiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒsihyòusiǎng
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-ssŭ¹-yu⁴-hsiang³
  - Yale: dzwǒ-sz̄-yòu-syǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoosyyowsheang
  - Palladius: цзосыюсян (czosyjusjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

左思右想

(idiomatic) to deliberate, to think over

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