一切經音義 93.45

93.45

踟蹰 'Hesitating and wavering' (The first character has the fanqie [長知, *drje*], or written as 躊 with the fanqie [長留, *drjuw*]. The second character has the fanqie [長誅, *drju*], or written as 躊 with the fanqie [長於, *drjwo*]. Both characters have two graphic forms and are interchangeable. The Kaosheng states: '徘徊 (pacing back and forth); having a slight doubt and being uncertain, not advancing.' Both derive from [the radical] 'foot' and are phono-semantic characters).