顾左右而言他
Traditional: 顧左右而言他Dictionary entry
(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
What does 顾左右而言他 mean?
顾左右而言他 (gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
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顾Gùsurname Gu左Zuǒsurname Zuo右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side · (bound form) (politics) right of center而érand · as well as言yánwords · speech他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his · (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
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