欲言又止
juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2yù yán yòu zhǐ
English
- to want to say sth but then hesitate
- to bite something back; to want to say something but then hesitate
粵語 — Cantonese
- 想講但又講唔出口
Examples
佢望住我欲言又止，最後都係乜都冇講。
He looked at me and wanted to say something, but then hesitated and eventually said nothing.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk