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吞吞吐吐 Tūntūntǔtǔ Sī Hum Haw Idiom Mumble Hiding

Chinese 吞吞吐吐
Pinyin tūntūntǔtǔ
English to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth/to speak and break off, then start again/to hold sth back
Part v
Source HSK6
Ranking 29045
Example Chinese 西斯科 你有些吞吞吐吐 是威尔斯吗
Example English Cisco, you're hesitating. Was it Wells?
Example Pinyin xī sī kē nǐ yǒuxiē tūntūntǔtǔ shì wēi ěr sī ma
Example Source TV - The Flash 2014 - S01E13_0.39.15

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