粵

支zi1吾ng4以ji5對deoi3

zi1 ng4 ji5 deoi3zhī wú yǐ duìinferred

English

  1. to prevaricate; to hum and haw

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個人被問到一啲佢唔知或者唔想承認嘅事時,含糊其詞咁作對應

Examples

  • 如果佢真係問我,我唯有支吾以對啦!

    If he really asks me, I could just hum and haw.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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