嗫(囁)

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Total Number of Strokes 21
Number of Strokes 18
Mandarin Reading niè
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
嗫嚅
[speak haltingly] 想说而又吞吞吐吐不敢说出来
口将言而嗫嚅。――韩愈《送李愿归盘谷序》
嗫(囁)niè[嗫嚅]

①吞吞吐吐。口动,要说却又不说。

②窃窃私语。
English Definitions
move lips as when speaking; hesitation
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