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趦趄嗫嚅

zī jū niè rú

4-character word Traditional 趦趄囁嚅

What 趦趄嗫嚅 means

1. faltering steps
2. mumbling speech
3. hesitant
4. cringing
5. to cower

The characters in 趦趄嗫嚅

• 趦zīvariant of 趑, to falter; unable to move
• 趄jūused in 趑趄
• 嗫nièmove the mouth as in speaking
• 嚅rúchattering

Sounds the same

Read zī jū niè rú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 趑趄嗫嚅faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant; cringing; to cower