扶东倒西 — “To be easily swayed by others”
扶东倒西 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be easily swayed by others”. Indecisive; vacillating; lacking independent judgment. Literally, “Prop up the east, then fall to the west”.
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扶东倒西 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他总是扶东倒西，对什么事情都拿不定主意，让人觉得很不靠谱。
He is always easily swayed by others, unable to make up his mind about anything, which makes him seem unreliable.
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More idioms starting with 扶
- fú扶bù不qǐ起de的ā阿dǒu斗an incompetent person beyond help
- fú扶yú余hǎi海wài外Distant foreign lands
- fú扶qīng倾jì济ruò弱Help the distressed and relieve the weak
- fú扶wēi危dìng定luàn乱help the distressed and quell disturbances
- fú扶wēi危dìng定qīng倾support the endangered and stabilize the tottering
- fú扶wēi危zhěng拯nì溺help those in distress and rescue the endangered
- fú扶wēi危chí持qīng倾help those in peril and stabilize precarious situations
- fú扶wēi危chí持diān颠Rescue from peril
- fú扶wēi危jiù救kùn困help those in danger and difficulty
- fú扶wēi危jì济kùn困help those in peril and relieve the needy
- fú扶wēi危jì济jí急help those in peril and urgent need
- fú扶wēi危yì翼qīng倾support the endangered and assist the collapsing
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What does 扶东倒西 mean?
扶东倒西 (fú dōng dào xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be easily swayed by others”.
How do you pronounce 扶东倒西?
扶东倒西 is pronounced fú dōng dào xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扶东倒西 literally mean?
Literally, 扶东倒西 means “Prop up the east, then fall to the west”. It is used to mean “to be easily swayed by others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扶东倒西?
扶：扶持，搀扶。比喻随他人的意志转移，自己没主见