支支吾吾 — “To speak evasively and hesitantly”
支支吾吾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak evasively and hesitantly”. To stammer; to hem and haw; to waffle.
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支支吾吾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
支支吾吾 Character Breakdown
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他被问到为何迟到时，支支吾吾了半天，也没说出个所以然
When asked why he was late, he hemmed and hawed for a long time, unable to give a clear explanation.
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Synonyms of 支支吾吾
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- zhī支fēn分zú族jiě解meticulously dissect and analyze
- zhī支fēn分jié节jiě解analyze in great detail
- zhī支yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant branches and leaves
- zhī支yè叶shuò硕mào茂numerous and prosperous descendants
- zhī支wú吾qí其cí辞speak evasively
- zhī支zuǒ左qū屈yòu右archery stance with left arm extended
- zhī支chuáng床dié叠wū屋redundant and superfluous
- zhī支chuáng床dié迭wū屋Redundant repetition
- zhī支shǒu手wǔ舞jiǎo脚Gesticulate wildly
- zhī支zhī支wú梧wú梧hesitate and prevaricate
- zhī支lí离yōng拥zhǒng肿fragmented and cumbersome
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What does 支支吾吾 mean?
支支吾吾 (zhī zhī wú wú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak evasively and hesitantly”.
How do you pronounce 支支吾吾?
支支吾吾 is pronounced zhī zhī wú wú in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 支支吾吾?
指说话吞吞吐吐，含混躲闪。亦作“支支梧梧”。