bàn tuī bàn jiùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
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Original source entry:

半推半就 半推半就 [ban4 tui1 ban4 jiu4] /half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance/

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半推半就
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