躊躇

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: tiu5 tu5
POJ: thiû-thû
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to hesitate, to pause, to walk back and forth
躊躇

The dossier lists two distinct senses (verb 'to hesitate' vs. literary adjective 'smug/self-satisfied') under the identical Teochew reading; the more common verb sense was chosen.

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