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欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
What 欲言又止 means
- to want to say sth but then hesitate
The characters in 欲言又止
- 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion
- 言yánwords; speech; to say
- 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...
- 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yù yán yòu zhǐ correctly.
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