顧左右而言他

gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā cố tả hữu nhi ngôn tha

Hán Việt: cố tả hữu nhi ngôn tha · Pinyin: gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā

Tổng quan

Cấu tạo: (cố) + (tả) + (hữu) + (nhi) + (ngôn) + (tha)

Nghĩa

Taiwan

  • MOE · 教育部重編國語辭典 閃避主題而談論別的事情。《孟子.梁惠王下》:「曰:『四境之內不治,則如之何?』王顧左右而言他。」

Eng

  • CC-CEDICT (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
  • Cihui (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
  • Cihui 顧左右而言他 ù zuǒyòu ér yán tā f.e. 1. fudge a question 2. steer clear of the crucial point 3. change the subject