Correct
话到嘴边又咽回去了
/ huà dào zuǐ biān yòu yàn huí qù le /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
总是话到嘴边又咽回去了
2
不得不话到嘴边又咽回去了
3
经常话到嘴边又咽回去了
4
有时话到嘴边又咽回去了
5
每次话到嘴边又咽回去了
6
但是话到嘴边又咽回去了
7
可是话到嘴边又咽回去了
Definition
话到嘴边，又咽回去了
Literally means:
hold back words from the tip of the tongue
Actually means:
咽, to swallow.
It figuratively means suddenly holding back the words that were intended to say, hold usually because of inconvenience, lack of courage or change of mind caused by one thing or another.
咽，吞。
比喻原本就要说出来的话突然不说了。常指由于某种原因不便说，不敢说或不想说。
Example
Used as a minor sentence. (作小句)
1
Yàobushì
要不是
huà
话
dào
到
zuǐbiān
嘴边
yòu
又
yàn
咽
huíqu
回去
le
了
,
yǔliáng
雨良
jiù
就
kěnéng
可能
bǎ
把
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
zhēnshí
真实
shēnfèn
身份
shuō
说
chūlái
出来
le
了
。
If it hadn't been for the words to the mouth and swallowed back, Yu Liang might have said his true identity.
2
Wǒ
我
hěn
很
xiǎng
想
ràng
让
tā
他
bié
别
guǎn
管
tā
他
dìdi
弟弟
de
的
shì
事
,
yòu
又
pà
怕
tā
他
wúfǎ
无法
xiàng
向
fùmǔ
父母
jiāodài
交代
,
suǒyǐ
所以
hǎojǐ
好几
cì
次
huà
话
dào
到
zuǐbiān
嘴边
yòu
又
yàn
咽
huíqu
回去
le
了
。
I wanted him to leave his brother alone, afraid that he would not be able to account to his parents, so several times he said something to his mouth and swallowed it back.
3
Tā
他
yī
一
huí
回
jiālǐ
家里
wǒ
我
jiù
就
xiǎng
想
mǎshàng
马上
bǎ
把
tā
他
gēge
哥哥
bìngzhòng
病重
de
的
shì
事
gàosù
告诉
tā
他
,
kěshì
可是
huà
话
dào
到
zuǐbiān
嘴边
yòu
又
yàn
咽
huíqu
回去
le
了
,
yīnwèi
因为
pà
怕
tā
他
gùbude
顾不得
xiūxi
休息
jiù
就
lìkè
立刻
gǎn
赶
qù
去
yīyuàn
医院
。
As soon as he came home, I wanted to tell him about his brother's serious illness, but he swallowed it back, for fear that he would not rest and rushed to the hospital immediately.