"支支吾吾" meaning in All languages combined

See 支支吾吾 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/ Chinese transliterations: zhīzhīwúwú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄓ ㄨˊ ㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ zi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīzhīwúwú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihjhihwúwú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-chih¹-wu²-wu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-jr̄-wú-wú [Mandarin, Yale], jyjywuwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжичжиуу [Mandarin, Palladius], čžičžiuu [Mandarin, Palladius], jī jī ǹgh ǹgh [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ dzi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ ji¹ ng⁴ ng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 支支吾吾
  1. to prevaricate; to falter; to hum and haw
    Sense id: en-支支吾吾-zh-verb-Wz8JE96X Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "支支吾吾",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我問他,他回答支支吾吾。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我问他,他回答支支吾吾。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to prevaricate; to falter; to hum and haw"
      ],
      "id": "en-支支吾吾-zh-verb-Wz8JE96X",
      "links": [
        [
          "prevaricate",
          "prevaricate"
        ],
        [
          "falter",
          "falter"
        ],
        [
          "hum and haw",
          "hum and haw"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzhīwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄓ ㄨˊ ㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ zi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzhīwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihjhihwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-chih¹-wu²-wu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-jr̄-wú-wú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyjywuwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжичжиуу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžičžiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī jī ǹgh ǹgh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ dzi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ ji¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "支支吾吾"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "支支吾吾",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 吾",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 支",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我問他,他回答支支吾吾。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Wǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "我问他,他回答支支吾吾。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to prevaricate; to falter; to hum and haw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prevaricate",
          "prevaricate"
        ],
        [
          "falter",
          "falter"
        ],
        [
          "hum and haw",
          "hum and haw"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzhīwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄓ ㄨˊ ㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ zi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzhīwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihjhihwúwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-chih¹-wu²-wu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-jr̄-wú-wú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyjywuwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжичжиуу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžičžiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī jī ǹgh ǹgh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ dzi¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ ji¹ ng⁴ ng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "支支吾吾"
}

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