have no definite conviction of one 's own

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