支支吾吾 [－－－－]

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Pinyin zhī zhī wú wú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hem and haw
  2. to stall
  3. to stammer
  4. to mumble
  5. to falter
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to prevaricate; to falter; to hum and haw
    • 我問他，他回答支支吾吾。
      我问他，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.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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.