See 欲言又止 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "(Pleased but abashed, about to speak but pausing, sunk in meditation, speaking aside)\nI have never seen him before.\nHow can I know what he is coming for?",
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"roman": "(dàn zuò jīngxǐ, yùyányòuzhǐ jiè) (bèi xiǎng) Zhè shēng sùmèipíngshēng, héyīn dàocǐ?",
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"text": "（旦作驚喜，欲言又止介）（背想）這生素昧平生，何因到此？",
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"ipa": "/y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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},
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"ipa": "/y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"ipa": "/jʊk̚² jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡siː³⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "yü⁴-yen²-yu⁴-chih³"
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"standard"
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"ipa": "/y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "yuhk yìhn yauh jí"
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"zh-pron": "juk⁹ jin⁴ jau⁶ dzi²"
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"zh-pron": "yug⁶ yin⁴ yeo⁶ ji²"
},
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"ipa": "/jʊk̚² jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡siː³⁵/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jʊk̚² jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡siː³⁵/"
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