牆頭草 (coeng4 tau4 cou2 | ) : fence-sitter

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牆頭草

coeng4 tau4 cou2

[lit] grass atop a wall swaying in the wind
[fig] fence-sitter; to hedge or straddle an issue

牆頭草 is a Mandarin 歇後語 with 隨風倒 as the second part that can be hidden or quoted. | synonym: 騎牆派

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

牆頭草 / 墙头草

This word has been viewed 1735 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 23rd Aug 2007 10:32 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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牆 coeng4 - wall
頭 tau4 - head; first; chief
草 cou2 - grass; herbs; weed

1 compounds containing this word:

牆頭草隨風倒 - grass atop the wall bends in whatever direction of the wind

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