veiled and roundabout expressions(yǐn huì qū zhé)

veiled and roundabout expressions

Obscure and tortuous, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nhu ì Q ū zh é, which means to express some thoughts in a vague and roundabout way when writing or speaking. From speech at Yan'an Forum on literature and art.

The origin of Idioms

Mao Zedong's speech at the Yan'an Forum on literature and Art: "we can speak up, not obscure and tortuous, so that the people can not easily understand."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Chinese PinYin : yǐn huì qū zhé