(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive
trad. 支吾其詞
Also written 支吾其詞【zhī wú qí cí】
Characters in this word
4支
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surname Zhi
- Pinyin
- Zhī
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9933 of 2500
吾
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surname Wu
- Pinyin
- Wú
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6026 of 2500
其
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his, her, its, their, that, such, it (refers to sth preceding it)
- Pinyin
- qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1145 of 2500
词
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old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- Pinyin
- cí
- Traditional
- 䛐
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2348 of 2500