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 ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒsīyòuxiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ 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

1. (idiomatic) to deliberate, to think over