躊躇滿志

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Chinese

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to walk back and forth; to hesitate; to pause
to fill; to fulfil; filled
to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian
 
the will
trad. (躊躇滿志) 躊躇 滿
simp. (踌躇满志) 踌躇

Etymology

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躊躇滿志 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
踌躇满志 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Tí dāo ér lì, wèizhī sìgù, wèizhī chóuchú mǎnzhì, shàn dāo ér cáng zhī. [Pinyin]
Then standing up with the knife in my hand, I look all round, and in a leisurely manner, with an air of satisfaction, wipe it clean, and put it in its sheath.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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躊躇滿志

  1. contented; self-satisfied