equivocate(guǎi wān mò jiǎo)

equivocate

Beat around the Bush, Chinese idiom, Pinyin for Gu ǎ IW ā nm ò Ji ǎ o, meaning to go along the winding road. It's a metaphor for speaking and writing. It's not straightforward. It comes from Dong Tang Lao by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] twists and turns [antonym] straightforward, smooth road

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Qin Jianfu's "dongtanglao" the first fold: "beat around the Bush, you can come to the head of the Li family as early as possible."

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, adverbial and attributive. Examples ～, the earth temple in memory, according to the alley, the path to the green grass Pavilion. The 88th chapter of the lamp on the wrong road by Li Lvyuan in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : guǎi wān mò jiǎo