顧左右而言他
cố tả hữu nhi ngôn tha
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Tổng quan
Cấu tạo: 顧 (cố) + 左 (tả) + 右 (hữu) + 而 (nhi) + 言 (ngôn) + 他 (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