趑趄嗫嚅 zī jū niè rú

DEFINITIONS

  1. faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant
  2. cringing
  3. to cower

CHARACTERS

趑 zī can't move; to falter
趄 jū weak, lame
嗫 niè move lips as when speaking; hesitation
嚅 rú talk indistinctly and falteringly