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吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

4-character word

What 吞吞吐吐 means

  1. to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
  2. to speak and break off, then start again
  3. to hold sth back

The characters in 吞吞吐吐

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