niè rú

Traditional: 囁嚅

嗫嚅 (niè rú) is a Chinese word meaning “to stammer; to mumble; to speak haltingly”.

Meanings

  1. 1to stammer
  2. 2to mumble
  3. 3to speak haltingly

Characters in 嗫嚅

嗫niè · move the mouth as in speaking嚅rú · chattering

Related words

呫嗫(onom.) muttering嗫move the mouth as in speaking嗫呫to whisper嗫嗫talkative趑趄嗫嚅faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant趦趄嗫嚅faltering steps呫嚅to whisper嚅chattering

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