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顾左右而言他
gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
What 顾左右而言他 means
- idiomto digress from the topic of discussion
The characters in 顾左右而言他
- 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- 左zuǒleft; the Left (politics); east
- 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center…
- 而érand; as well as; and so
- 言yánwords; speech; to say
- 他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his…
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