about to speak , but saying nothing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù y á NY ò UZH ǐ, which means that you want to say it and stop saying it. It describes a difficult situation. It's from xingshihengyan.
The origin of Idioms
Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio in the Qing Dynasty: "the language is very sad. If you ask it in surprise, if you want to stop speaking, you can say it again."
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: quick talking, straightforward and to the point
Idiom usage
It's a predicative and attributive; it's an unspeakable hardship. The eighth volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "things are in a dilemma. If you want to talk, you can stop."
Chinese PinYin : yù yán yòu zhǐ
about to speak , but saying nothing
talented men still remained in concealment. cáng lóng wò hǔ