顾左右而言他 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 顾左右而言他

顾左右而言他 (顧左右而言他)

Definition steer clear of the crucial point

Idiom Looking at the people on both sides, say something else / Describe the answer without words, deliberately avoiding this question, prevarication with other words

Usage

Characters 顾 (顧) gù 左 zuǒ 右 yòu 而 ér 言 yán 他 tā

COMMON WORDS WITH 顾左右而言他
	王顾左右而言他 ( 王顧左右而言他 ) wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom) ( 王顧左右而言他 )

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