吞吞吐吐 tūn tūntù tù

tūn tūntù tù set phrase to hum and haw; to mumble as if hiding something; to speak and break off, then start again
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• Chapter 37: My Life of “Friendship with the Sick” 【三十七說】我一生「與病為友」 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 1
• 6. I have One and a Half Disciples 六．有一個半徒弟 National Master Yulin 《玉琳國師》 — count: 1
• At the Boundary of Life and Death 生死邊緣 A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 16 - The Skillful Use of Chan: Humanistic Buddhism 星雲日記16～禪的妙用 人間佛教(1992/4/1~4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• My Translation Staff 我的翻譯人員 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 吞吞吐吐地 (吞吞吐吐地) 逮到機會吞吞吐吐地說出原委 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 16 - The Skillful Use of Chan: Humanistic Buddhism 星雲日記16～禪的妙用 人間佛教(1992/4/1~4/15) — count: 2