支吾其词

支吾其詞
zhiwūqící

to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; to speak halting or ambiguously

Wiktionary

Homographs

支吾其词 zhīwúqící
  1. (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
  2. evasive

Entry Composition

=1 支吾 zhīwú
  1. to resist
  2. to deal with
=1 支吾 zhīwu
  1. to respond evasively or vaguely
  2. to elude
  3. to stall
=2 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=2 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=2 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
=3 词 cí old variant of 词 cí
=3 词 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首