半推半就

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	push; refuse (responsibility); shove	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
simp. and trad. (半推半就)		半	推	半	就
Literally: “half willing and half unwilling”.

半推半就

to be half willing (at heart) and half unwilling (in appearance); to yield after making a show of resistance; to yield with a show of resistance

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