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(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
I; my I; my
trad. (支支吾吾)
simp. #(支支吾吾)
AABB-type reduplication of 支吾 (zhīwú, “to falter”).

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支支吾吾

  1. to prevaricate; to falter; to hum and haw
    回答 [MSC, trad.]
    回答 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ wèn tā, tā huídá zhī zhī wú wú. [Pinyin]
    I asked him, but he hummed and hawed before answering.