irresolute(chí yí bù duàn)

irresolute

The Chinese idiom, CH í y í B ù Du à n, means hesitation. It comes from the petition of the western part of the Huai River.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu, Tang Dynasty, wrote in the statement of affairs concerning the destruction of the Huaixi River: "there is constant hesitation, and there is no one who can accomplish it."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: indecisive [antonym]: resolute

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in dealing with affairs.

Idiom story

Tang Xianzong, the Tang Dynasty after the an Shi rebellion, the dynasty has been in a precarious situation, when the frontier inland, Fan town everywhere. Among them, from 783 ad, Huaixi Jiedu envoy Li xilie rebelled against Tang Dynasty, he said, "Cai Zhou is not granted by the imperial court. In this 50 years, he passed on three surnames and four generals. His tree is strong, his soldiers are good, and his soldiers are stubborn, and he is not equal to him.". In other words, from Li xilie to Wu Yuanji, these traitors have occupied caizhou (today's Runan County in Henan Province) for 50 years. In fact, they have formed a state of state. At that time, Wu Yuanji held a heavy army and occupied thousands of miles, which was a great threat to the Tang Dynasty. In order to pacify Huaixi, Tang Xianzong ordered a crusade against the traitors. Because of the unfavourable use of troops, although the pinghuai war lasted for several years, it yielded little. Therefore, the debate about whether to fight or to make peace within the imperial court kept on rising, and the voice of peace was heard all the time. Therefore, when Han Yu went to the memorial, he urged the emperor to fight and advised him to avoid ghosts and gods when he made a decisive decision. If there is always hesitation, there will be nothing that can be achieved. Therefore, he urged the emperor to be resolute and resolute in his work. The idiom "hesitation" comes from this.

Chinese PinYin : chí yí bù duàn