徘徊 [－－]

Jyutping pui4 wui4
Pinyin pái huái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to dither
  2. to hesitate
  3. to pace back and forth
  4. by ext. to hover around
  5. to linger
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​同一​個​地方​行​嚟​行去
    to linger; to walk back and forth
    • 有個可疑人物喺銀行前面徘徊。
      有个可疑人物喺银行前面徘徊。
      jau5 go3 ho2 ji4 jan4 mat2 hai6 ngan4 hong4 cin4 min6 pui4 wui4.
      A suspicious person lingered in front of the bank.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to oscillate; to fluctuate; to vary (between two values)
  2. verb
    to pace back and forth; to walk to and fro; to wander
  3. verb, figuratively
    to linger; to hover around; to be reluctant to leave
  4. verb, figuratively
    to hesitate; to dither; to waver
    (syn.) 踌躇, 盘桓, 游移, 逡巡, 猶疑, 犹疑, 疑蟯, 犹豫, 盤桓, 疑蛲, 拿不定主意, 膩, 巡巡, 彷徨, 彳亍, 躊躇, 遲疑, 猶豫, 迟疑
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3050
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有个可疑人物喺银行前面徘徊。
    有個可疑人物喺銀行前面徘徊。
    jau5 go3 ho2 ji4 jan4 mat2 hai6 ngan4 hong4 cin4 min6 pui4 wui4.
    • A suspicious person lingered in front of the bank.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    曾经沧海难为水亚洲首富李兆基徘徊于房地产陷阱
    曾經滄海難為水亞洲首富李兆基徘徊於房地產陷阱
    céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wèi shuǐ yà zhōu shǒu fù lǐ zhào jī pái huái yú fáng dì chǎn xiàn jǐng
    • Been there, done that ... Asia's richest man, Li Zhaoji, avoids being sucked into the real estate
  2. Mandarin
    我懵懵懂懂过了一年 徘徊在石板路的街边 曾经笑容灿烂 如今却空空如也
    我懵懵懂懂過了一年 徘徊在石板路的街邊 曾經笑容燦爛 如今卻空空如也
    wǒ měng měng dǒng dǒng guò le yī nián ， pái huái zài shí bǎn lù de jiē biān ， céng jīng xiào róng càn làn ， rú jīn què kōng kōng rú yě
    • I have lived for a year muddleheadedly;
      Pacing up and down the stone path,
      I used to smile a dazzling smile,
      But my heart is now completely empty.
  3. Mandarin
    该艺人一直徘徊在十八线
    該藝人一直徘徊在十八線
    gāi yì rén yī zhí pái huái zài shí bā xiàn
    • this artist has constantly been stuck in the bottom tier