「欲言又止」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation: | juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
欲 to wish; to want; to hope 言 speech; word; to say; to talk; to speak 又 again; too 止 stop; till; to stop; to cease; to prohibit; to forbid |
| Part of Speech: | expression |
| Explanation: |
to bite something back; to want to say something but then hesitate
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