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吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

Traditional: 吞吞吐吐

TOCFL 5

Meaning

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

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Stroke order

7 strokes

to swallow; to take

THỔ · 6 strokes

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)