have no definite conviction of one 's own
It's a Chinese idiom, which means hesitating about a problem and having no definite opinion. It comes from the biography of Fang Congzhe in the history of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
According to: for; against: against; both: both. It refers to the hesitation of attitude towards a problem without definite opinions.
The origin of Idioms
In Gui Youguang's Yu Fu Ti Yuan Shu of Ming Dynasty, "I saw Zi Jing send Ding Tian's writing yesterday. No matter how clumsy the writing is, I can't make up my mind."
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: make a decision
Idiom usage
Examples: those who are upright and indomitable, who have nothing to say, are gentlemen; those who work to avoid, are villains. History of the Qing Dynasty
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