话里套话
Traditional: 話裡套話Dictionary entry
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
What does 话里套话 mean?
话里套话 (huà lǐ tào huà) has the following dictionary meaning.
1to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
2to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
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