「顧左右而言他」
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Pronunciation: | gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
顧 to attend to; to look after 左 left; left (direction); political left 右 right; right (direction); political right 而 and; as well as; moreover; but 言 speech; word; to say; to talk; to speak 他 he |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to speak evasively; literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic
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