吞吞吐吐 — Chinese idiom
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
Meaning
- to hum and haw ; to mumble as if hiding sth
- to speak and break off, then start again
- to hold sth back
Character by character
- 吞tūnto absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
- 吞tūnto absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
- 吐tǔto vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say
- 吐tǔto vomit, to spew out, to cough up; to say
Idioms sharing a character
- 吞云吐雾 tūn yún tǔ wù
- 囫囵吞枣 hú lún tūn zǎo
- 忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng
- 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
- 生吞活剥 shēng tūn huó bō
- 蚕食鲸吞 cán shí jīng tūn
- 饮恨吞声 yǐn hèn tūn shēng
- 不吐不快 bù tǔ bù kuài
- 倾心吐胆 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
- 吐丝自缚 tǔ sī zì fù
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