Read Edit View history 半吞半吐 bàntūnbàntǔ to hem and haw Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 半吞半吐 bàntūnbàntǔ to hem and haw Describes speaking in a hesitant and indirect manner, as if half-swallowing and half-spitting one's words; to be evasive in speech Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 半吞半吐/半吞半吐 → 吞吞吐吐/吞吞吐吐 Edit Delete
半吞半吐 bàntūnbàntǔ to hem and haw Describes speaking in a hesitant and indirect manner, as if half-swallowing and half-spitting one's words; to be evasive in speech Edit Delete