吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ mutter and mumble

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Stroke order

吞吞吐吐 is written in 26 strokes across 4 characters.

吞吞吐吐 — the Chinese character for mutter and mumble (tūntūntǔtǔ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 吞吞吐吐 — mutter and mumble

吞 — 7 strokes
吞 — 7 strokes
吐 — 6 strokes
吐 — 6 strokes

Senses

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
to speak and break off, then start again
to hold sth back

Characters in 吞吞吐吐

吞 tūn — to swallow; to take
吞 tūn — to swallow; to take
吐 tǔ — to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say
吐 tǔ — to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

吞吞吐吐 is pronounced tūntūntǔtǔ and means “mutter and mumble”.

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