欲言又止

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad. (欲言又止)		欲	言	又	止

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyányòuzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ jin⁴ jau⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyányòuzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyányòujhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yen²-yu⁴-chih³
    • Yale: yù-yán-yòu-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyanyowjyy
    • Palladius: юйяньючжи (jujjanʹjučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ jin⁴ jau⁶ zi²
    • Yale: yuhk yìhn yauh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ jin⁴ jau⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ yin⁴ yeo⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

欲言又止

1. to hesitate in speaking