拙于言词 — Chinese idiom
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
Traditional: 拙於言詞
Meaning
- to be unable to express oneself clearly
Character by character
- 拙zhuōawkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 词cíphrase, expression; words, speech
Idioms sharing a character
- 勤能补拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō
- 将勤补拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
- 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
- 人浮于事 rén fú yú shì
- 假手于人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén
- 公之于世 gōng zhī yú shì
- 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng
- 公诸于世 gōng zhū yú shì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
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