吞吞吐吐 - to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth, to speak and break off, then start again, to hold sth back - tūn tūn tǔ tǔ | Definition | ChinesePod.com

吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

Pinyin

Definition

吞吞吐吐

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tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
to speak and break off, then start again
to hold sth back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tǔ

1 to spit
2 to put
3 to say

tù cáo

1 (slang) to roast
2 to ridicule
3 also pr. [tǔ cáo]

tǔ sī

1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast")

tǔ qì

1 to exhale
2 to blow off steam
3 (phonetics) aspirated

tǔ tán

1 to spit
2 to expectorate

Idioms (14)

不吐不快

bù tǔ bù kuài

1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)

人心不足蛇吞象

rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

倾心吐胆

qīng xīn tǔ dǎn

1 to pour out one's heart (idiom)

口吐毒焰

kǒu tǔ dú yàn

1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)

吐故纳新

tǔ gù nà xīn

1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new