支吾 [－－]

Jyutping zi1 ng4
Pinyin zhī wu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to respond evasively or vaguely
  2. to elude
  3. to stall
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic
    to resist; to defy; to oppose
  2. verb, archaic
    to divert oneself from loneliness
  3. verb, archaic
    to hesitate
  4. verb, archaic
    to prop up; to support
  5. verb, archaic
    to deal with a person just for the occasion
  6. verb, archaic
    to handle
  7. verb
    to falter; to prevaricate; to equivocate
  8. adj, archaic
    in a predicament

支吾 [－－]

Jyutping zi1 ng4
Pinyin zhī wú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to resist
  2. to deal with
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic
    to resist; to defy; to oppose
  2. verb, archaic
    to divert oneself from loneliness
  3. verb, archaic
    to hesitate
  4. verb, archaic
    to prop up; to support
  5. verb, archaic
    to deal with a person just for the occasion
  6. verb, archaic
    to handle
  7. verb
    to falter; to prevaricate; to equivocate
  8. adj, archaic
    in a predicament
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    如果佢真系问我，我唯有支吾以对啦！
    如果佢真係問我，我唯有支吾以對啦！
    jyu4 gwo2 keoi5 zan1 hai6 man6 ngo5, ngo5 wai4 jau5 zi1 ng4 ji5 deoi3 laa1!
    • If he really asks me, I could just hum and haw.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我问他，他回答支支吾吾。
    我問他，他回答支支吾吾。
    wǒ wèn tā ， tā huí dá zhī zhī wú wú ．
    • I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.