吞吞吐吐
tūn​tūn​tǔ​tǔ

to hem and haw

  • created reference approved 吞吞吐吐 → 支支吾吾 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞吞吐吐 tūn​tūn​tǔ​tǔ

    支支吾吾 zhī​zhī​wú​wú

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吞吞吐吐 · tūn​tūn​tǔ​tǔ · to hem and haw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞吞吐吐

    tūn​tūn​tǔ​tǔ

    to hem and haw

    to speak in a hesitant or roundabout way, especially when holding something back or being cautious; to mumble and break off while speaking

    tūn​tun​tǔ​tǔ

    吞吞吐吐 (reduplication) → 吞吐 · tūn​tǔ · to hem and haw

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense