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(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth · evasive

支吾其词
zhī wū qí cí
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to equivocate · to talk evasively (idiom)含糊其词hán hú qí cíto speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush闪烁其词shǎn shuò qí cíto 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 tǔin vague terms · talk ambiguously (or indistinctly) · mention vaguely · amphibolously · equivocated含糊其辞hán hú qí cí
Antonyms
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) · fig. to hit the nail on the head一针见血yī zhēn jiàn xiěone word says it all (idiom) · to hit the nail on the head · to be pithy and correct一语道破yī yǔ dào pòlit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)开门见山kāi mén jiàn shān