猶豫

See also: 犹豫 and 猶予

Chinese

	as if; still	beforehand; prepare; Henan Province (abbrev.)
trad. (猶豫)	猶	豫
simp. (犹豫)	犹	豫
alternative forms	猶夷／犹夷猶與／犹与猶預／犹预由豫由夷猶夷／犹夷猶與／犹与猶預／犹预由豫由夷由與／由与游豫游預／游预尤與／尤与冘豫

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yóuyù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): you² yu²
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ jyu⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-û / iû-īr / iû-ī / iû-ū
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu-yu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuyù → yóuyu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ → ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóuyů
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-yü⁵
  - Yale: yóu-yu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you.yuh
  - Palladius: ююй (jujuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹/ → /joʊ̯³⁵ y³/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: you² yu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iuy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iəu²¹ y²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ jyu⁶
  - Yale: yàuh yuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ jy⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ yu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ jyː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-û
  - Tâi-lô: iû-û
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'uu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² u²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-īr
  - Tâi-lô: iû-īr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² ɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ī
  - Tâi-lô: iû-ī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'i
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ i³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² i²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ū
  - Tâi-lô: iû-ū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'u
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ u³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yeu-yu
  - MiniDict: yeu^去 yu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu-hhy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² ɦy⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: yuw yoH

Rime
Character	猶	豫
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	羊洳切
Baxter	yuw	yoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/jɨʌ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/jiɔ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/iɔ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/jɨə̆^H/
Li Rong	/iu/	/iɔ^H/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/jĭo^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/i̯wo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau⁴	jyu⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*lu las/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	猶	豫
Reading #	2/3	1/1
No.	15567	15742
Phonetic component	酉	予
Rime group	幽	魚
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	猷	豫
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*las/

Verb

猶豫

to hesitate; to be irresolute; to be indecisive; to pause
古玩收藏不適合猶猶豫豫的人。 [MSC, trad.]
古玩收藏不适合犹犹豫豫的人。 [MSC, simp.]
Gǔwán shōucáng bù shìhé yóu yóu yù yù de rén. [Pinyin]
Those who hesitate do not make good antique collectors.
- 心猶豫而狐疑兮，欲自適而不可。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  心犹豫而狐疑兮，欲自适而不可。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Xīn yóuyù ér húyí xī, yù zìshì ér bùkě. [Pinyin]
  Like whelp in doubt, like timid fox in fear,
  I wished to go, but wandered ever near.

Synonyms

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反顧 / 反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
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)
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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猶豫):

→ Japanese: 猶予(ゆうよ) (yūyo)
→ Korean: 유예(猶豫) (yuye)
→ Vietnamese: do dự (猶豫)