王顾左右而言他
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)
verbidiom
Traditional: 王顧左右而言他
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- (verb, idiom) the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
- to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
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