欲言又止

Every meaning

Its characters

• 欲yùdesire; longing (as in 欲望)
• 言yánwords; speech
• 又yòuagain
• 止zhǐto stop; to halt (as in 停止)

Words with 欲

• 食欲shíyùappetite
• 欲望yùwàngdesire
• 随心所欲suíxīn-suǒyùto do as one pleases
• 摇摇欲坠yáoyáo-yùzhuìtottering
• 欲罢不能yùbà-bùnéngunable to stop
• 为所欲为wéisuǒ-yùwéito do whatever one pleases
• 痛不欲生tòngbú-yùshēnggrieved to the point of wanting to die
• 蠢蠢欲动chúnchǔn-yùdòngitching to make a move

Words with 言

• 语言yǔyánlanguage
• 发言fāyánspeech
• 留言liúyánto leave a message
• 方言fāngyándialect
• 言语yányǔspeech
• 自言自语zìyán-zìyǔto talk to oneself
• 传言chuányánrumor
• 代言dàiyánto endorse (as a brand ambassador)