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欲言又止
yù​yán​yòu​zhǐ

to hold one's tongue

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 欲 yù verb
    to want
    (bound form) to want; to wish; to desire
  2. 言 yán verbadverb
    to say
    to speak; to talk; to state or tell
  3. 又 yòu adverb
    again
    (once) again; indicates the recurrence or continuation of an action or state (often of a negative or undesirable nature)
  4. 止 zhǐ verb
    to stop
    to come to a halt; to cease; to stay stationary
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