支支吾吾
Chinese
- (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
I; my I; my simp. and trad.
(支支吾吾)支 支 吾 吾
Etymology
AABB-type reduplication of 支吾 (zhīwú, “to falter”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄓ ㄨ ㄨ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjyuu
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zi1 zi1 ng4 ng4
- Yale: jī jī ǹgh ǹgh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 dzi1 ng4 ng4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 ji1 ng4 ng4
- IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ ŋ̍²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Verb
支支吾吾
- to prevaricate; to falter
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