欲言又止

Traditional form:

欲言又止

Pinyin (reading):

yùyányòuzhǐ

Definitions:

• to want to say sth but then hesitate

Characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist