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半吐半吞
bàn​tǔ​bàn​tūn

to speak hesitatingly

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
半吐半吞 bàn​tǔ​bàn​tūn
to speak hesitatingly
to say only a part and leave the rest unsaid, as if swallowing back one's words; to be evasive or hesitant in speech

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Synonym

  • 欲言又止 yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ