鼠首偾事 — “To be indecisive and timid, causing an undertaking to fail”
鼠首偾事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be indecisive and timid, causing an undertaking to fail”. To spoil things due to hesitation. Literally, “Mouse head spoils affairs”.
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鼠首偾事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼠首偾事 Character Breakdown
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这个项目需要果断的决策者，如果你总是鼠首偾事，恐怕难以推动进展。
This project requires a decisive leader; if you always hesitate like a timid mouse, it will be difficult to make progress.
Idioms Related to 鼠首偾事
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- shǔ鼠tōu偷gǒu狗dào盗petty thievery
- shǔ鼠rù入niú牛jiǎo角get into a shrinking predicament
- shǔ鼠píng凭shè社guì贵bully by relying on powerful connections
- shǔ鼠niè啮chóng虫chuān穿damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠niè啮dù蠹shí蚀damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū汙gēng羹spoil a good thing with a flaw
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū污gēng羹spoil something good with a minor flaw
- shǔ鼠xīn心láng狼fèi肺treacherous and cruel heart
- shǔ鼠jì技hǔ虎míng名Insignificant person abusing power
- shǔ鼠cuān撺láng狼bēn奔scurry like rats, flee like wolves
- shǔ鼠yá牙què雀jiǎo角Petty disputes leading to lawsuits
- shǔ鼠dào盗gǒu狗qiè窃engage in petty theft
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What does 鼠首偾事 mean?
鼠首偾事 (shǔ shǒu fèn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be indecisive and timid, causing an undertaking to fail”.
How do you pronounce 鼠首偾事?
鼠首偾事 is pronounced shǔ shǒu fèn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼠首偾事 literally mean?
Literally, 鼠首偾事 means “Mouse head spoils affairs”. It is used to mean “to be indecisive and timid, causing an undertaking to fail”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼠首偾事?
坏了事情。比喻人办事没决断，就象胆小的老鼠，在出洞时头在洞口伸伸缩缩一样。