支支吾吾 in 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], ㄓㄓㄨˊ 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 支支吾吾

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{
  "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"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "ref": "我問他，他回答支支吾吾。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "我问他，他回答支支吾吾。 [MSC, simp.]\nWǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú. [Pinyin]",
          "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"
}

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{
  "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 with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.",
          "ref": "我問他，他回答支支吾吾。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "我问他，他回答支支吾吾。 [MSC, simp.]\nWǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú. [Pinyin]",
          "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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"支支吾吾" meaning in Chinese

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