Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「欲言又止」, explained here.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「欲言又止」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Want to say but stop. Used to describe a situation where one has unspeakable difficulties.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yù yán yòu zhǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yuk6 yin4 yau6 ji2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
