欲言又止
yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ

to hold one's tongue

  • created reference approved 欲言又止 → 半吐半吞 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欲言又止 yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ

    半吐半吞 bàn​tǔ​bàn​tūn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 欲言又止 · yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ · to hold one's tongue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欲言又止

    yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ

    to hold one's tongue

    to start to say something but then hesitate and stop; to swallow one's words

    欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · to want 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say 又 (literal) → 又 · yòu · again 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop

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