idiom > partly conceal and partly confess; speak with reserve (restraint); to hum and haw
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Haw
　　Explanation: Described as slurred speech, not straightforward.
　　Usage: Joint type; as the predicate attribute; described slurred speech
　　Source: Qing Yuan Mei, "as parks Poetry" Volume V: "imitation TRANSACTIONS that high, and those who haw, that the poor and lowly impressive."
　　Examples: You Tahan, after all, particularly at night to kill him? From the real to say! Do not you ~, I do not understand. ("Flowers in the Mirror," the twenty-eighth back)
No. 2
　　That half of the remaining half. Described the talk is not straightforward.
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bàn tūn bàn tǔ
　　Then just say it has retracted to
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No. 4
　　Professor Wang will stop them to the door, haw to say to them. - Ba Jin "knowledge class"
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Also as "half-spit Banlou"
　　Also as "half-spit Ban Lu."
　　 That half of the remaining half. Described the talk is not straightforward. "Dream of Red Mansions," the 50th back: "not because of Grandmother Jia shows he is not well developed, then half-spit Ban Lu told Jia Mu Road: 'Regrettably, this child did not blessing! Year before his father was gone.'" Qing Yuan Mei, "with the Poetry Garden," Volume: "imitation Meng that high, but those who haw, that the proud humble." Ba Jin "Rain" 7: "Gao Yuan at first smiled, then it haw to said: 'Careful, do not be charmed Xiong Zhijun.' "
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No. 6
　　词 目 半吞半吐
　　发 音 bàn tūn bàn tǔ
　　释 义 形容说话含糊不清，不直截了当。
　　出 处 《红楼梦》第五十回：“因 贾母 尚未说明，自己也不好拟定，遂半吐半露告诉 贾母 道：‘可惜了这孩子没福！前年他父亲就没了。’”
　　示 例 你这大汉毕竟为甚杀他？从实说来！你莫～，俺不明白。（《镜花缘》第二十八回）
　　近义词 吞吞吐吐、半吐半露
　　反义词 直截了当
　　语法 联合式；作谓语、定语；形容说话含糊
成语词典
　　成语名称 半吞半吐 汉语拼音 bàn tūn bàn tǔ 成语释义 形容说话含糊不清，不直截了当。 成语出处 参见“半吐半露”。 使用例句 你这大汉毕竟为甚杀他？从实说来！你莫半吞半吐，俺不明白。
　　★《镜花缘》第二十八回
English Expression
  1. n.:  partly conceal and partly confess; speak with reserve (restraint); to hum and haw
  2. v.:   hum and haw
Thesaurus
Half-spit Banlu