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Chinese
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wrong side out or up; anti-
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look after; take into consideration; to attend to
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| trad. (反顧)
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反
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顧
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| simp. (反顾)
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反
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顾
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Pronunciation
Verb
反顧
- (literary) to look back
- (literary) to hesitate
- (literary) to back out; to go back on one's words
Synonyms
- 彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
- 彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
- 徘徊 (figurative)
- 拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
- 游移 (yóuyí)
- 猶疑 / 犹疑 (yóuyí)
- 猶豫 / 犹豫 (yóuyù)
- 疑蟯 / 疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 盤桓 / 盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
- 膩 / 腻 (nyi4) (Sichuanese)
- 踟躇 (chíchú)
- 踟躕 / 踟蹰 (chíchú)
- 躊躇 / 踌躇 (chóuchú)
- 巡巡 (xúnxún) (literary)
- 逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)
- 遲疑 / 迟疑 (chíyí)
Derived terms