| 釋義 |
王顧左右而言他wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tāthe king looked right and left,and spoke of other things [an allusion to King Xuan of Qi,who was embarrassed when Mencius asked him a question about his government]—try to evade a question by changing the subject/ “四境之內(nèi)不治，則如之何？” ～。(《孟子·梁惠王下》) “If within the four borders of your kingdom there is not good government,what is to be done? ”The king looked to the right and left,and spoke of other matters. 王顧左右而言他wang gu zuo you er yan tathe king looked right and left,and spoke of other things—trying to evade a question by changing the subject 王顧左右而言他the king looked right and left,and spoke of sth else—be evasive;dodge the issue;try to evade a question by changing the topic |