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yù欲yán言yòu又zhǐ止

To be on the verge of speaking but hold back; to hesitate to speak, often due to unspoken difficulties or reservations.

他几次欲言又止,似乎有什么重要的秘密想告诉我。
He hesitated to speak several times, as if he had some important secret he wanted to tell me.

Era:

Early Modern

Frequency:

Synonym:

举棋不定、迟疑不决、首鼠两端

Antonym:

一针见血、心直口快、快人快语

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