口窒窒 [－－－]

Jyutping hau2 zat6 zat6
Pinyin kǒu zhì zhì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adj.) stammering; halting or faltering (in speech)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    講​嘢​唔​流暢​，​有​好多​不必要​嘅​停​頓​同​重覆
    hesitant in speaking; stuttering; stammering
    • 阿明口窒窒噉問：「你-你-你叫做乜-乜嘢名啊？」
      阿明口窒窒噉问：「你-你-你叫做乜-乜嘢名啊？」
      aa3 ming4 hau2 zat6 zat6 gam2 man6: nei5 nei5 nei5 giu3 zou6 mat1 mat1 je5 meng2 aa3?
      "Wh-Wh-What is yo-your name?" stuttered Ming.
    • 俾警察問到我口窒窒，都唔知點答好。
      俾警察问到我口窒窒，都唔知点答好。
      bei2 ging2 caat3 man6 dou3 ngo5 hau2 zat6 zat6, dou1 m4 zi1 dim2 daap3 hou2.
      The police's questions made me hesitant in speaking. I didn't know how to answer at all.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 結結巴巴 – 结结巴巴
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听佢讲嘢好辛苦，佢成日都口窒窒噉。
    聽佢講嘢好辛苦，佢成日都口窒窒噉。
    teng1 keoi5 gong2 je3 hou2 san1 fu2, keoi5 sing4 jat6 dou1 hau2 zat6 zat6 gam2.
    • 聽他説話很辛苦，他總是結結巴巴的。
    • It's so hard to be patient to her words as she always stutters.
  2. Cantonese
    阿明口窒窒噉问：「你-你-你叫做乜-乜嘢名啊？」
    阿明口窒窒噉問：「你-你-你叫做乜-乜嘢名啊？」
    aa3 ming4 hau2 zat6 zat6 gam2 man6: nei5 nei5 nei5 giu3 zou6 mat1 mat1 je5 meng2 aa3?
    • "Wh-Wh-What is yo-your name?" stuttered Ming.
  3. Cantonese
    俾警察问到我口窒窒，都唔知点答好。
    俾警察問到我口窒窒，都唔知點答好。
    bei2 ging2 caat3 man6 dou3 ngo5 hau2 zat6 zat6, dou1 m4 zi1 dim2 daap3 hou2.
    • The police's questions made me hesitant in speaking. I didn't know how to answer at all.
  4. Cantonese
    个小朋友细细个就牙尖嘴利，问到班嘉宾口窒窒。
    個小朋友細細個就牙尖嘴利，問到班嘉賓口窒窒。
    go3 siu2 pang4 jau5 sai3 sai3 go3 zau6 ngaa4 zim1 zeoi2 lei6, man6 dou3 baan1 gaa1 ban1 hau2 zat6 zat6
    • That kid may be young, but he surely has a sharp tongue - even the guests stuttered at his questions.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    口窒窒
    口窒窒
    hau2 zat6 zat6
    • stuttering; stammering