粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase
避開主題而談論第啲嘢 (to speak evasively; literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic)
語句顧左右而言他
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gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1
· included in 2 dictionaries粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase
避開主題而談論第啲嘢 (to speak evasively; literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic)
語句維基辭典YuePhrase
Original phonetic: /kuː³³ t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² jiː²¹ jiːn²¹ tʰaː⁵⁵/
to try to change the subject of a conversation; to evade the subject under discussion and talk about other affairs; to steer clear of the crucial point
Examples
於是，他用眼角的餘光掃視了一下四周，發現旁邊太監也紛紛向他使眼色，便顧左右而言他，用「人自然是怕鬼」的話敷衍了事。
Thus, he scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision and discovered that the eunuch beside him kept winking at him, so he tried to dodge the question and ended the discussion perfunctorily by saying, "People are naturally afraid of ghosts."