王顧左右而言他

wánggùzuǒyòu'éryántā

the king looked right and left, and spoke of other things

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wang2 gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1

the king looked left and right and then talked of other things, to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)

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王顧左右而言他|王顾左右而言他 [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)