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speak evasively · evade issues · dodge about (or around) · hedge

闪烁其辞
shǎn shuò qí cí
sh+ǎn·3rd tonesh+uò·4th toneq+í·2nd tonec+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
in vague terms · talk ambiguously (or indistinctly) · mention vaguely · amphibolously · equivocated含糊其辞hán hú qí cíequivocal speech · to use vague or ambiguous language隐约其辞yǐn yuē qí cíto take in and send out (in large quantities)吞吐tūn tǔto hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth · to speak and break off, then start again · to hold sth back吞吞吐吐tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
Antonyms
to speak bluntly (idiom) · not to mince words直言不讳zhí yán bù huìfrank and outspoken (idiom) · straight speaking · to say what one thinks心直口快xīn zhí kǒu kuài
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