吞吞吐吐

gàn má tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

干嘛吞吞吐吐？

Why are you humming and hawing?

yǒu huà shuō qīng chu bù yào tūn tūn tǔ tǔ de

有话说清楚，不要吞吞吐吐的。

You've got to speak up clearly. No humming and hawing.

tā zuì tūn tūn tǔ tǔ de shí hou yě jiù shì zuì yán sù rèn zhēn de shí hou

他最吞吞吐吐的时候，也就是最严肃认真的时候。

At his most hesitant he was also at his gravest.

wèn qǐ tā de shōu rù lái yuán tā jiù yǒu diǎn tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

问起他的收入来源，他就有点吞吞吐吐。

He started muttering and mumbling when asked about the sources of his income.