趑趄囁嚅

简 趑趄嗫嚅 · 繁 趑趄囁嚅
Mandarin · pinyin zī jū niè rú

Meanings

  1. faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant
  2. cringing
  3. to cower
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趑
zī · can't move; to falter
趄
jū · weak, lame
囁
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嚅
rú · talk indistinctly and falteringly
嗫
niè · move lips as when speaking; hesitation
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1–1–4–2 · zi1 ju1 nie4 ru2

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zi1 zeoi1 zip3 jyu4

Cantonese word readings for 趑趄囁嚅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zi1 zeoi1 zip3 jyu4

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趑趄囁嚅 · zi1 ju1 nie4 ru2
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Exact source record趑趄囁嚅 趑趄嗫嚅 [zi1 ju1 nie4 ru2] /faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant/cringing/to cower/