支吾其詞

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

CEDICT

Homographs

支吾其詞 zhiwūqící

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)
3 詞 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首