Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「顧而言他」 today for free with this guide.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「顧而言他」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
It describes the situation when one has nothing to say in response, intentionally avoiding the question, and using other words to cover it up. Same as “looking around and talking about something else”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gù ér yán tā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu3 yi4 yin4 ta1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
