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(idiom) to sidestep the question · to answer evasively

答非所问
dá fēi suǒ wèn
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You are not answering the question correctly.
你所答非所问。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
irrelevant · beside the point文不对题wén bù duì títo not conform to · to be unsuited to · to be out of keeping with · should not · ought out不合bù hé(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying) · (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous驴唇不对马嘴lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) · (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous驴唇马嘴lu:2 chún mǎ zuǐ
Antonyms
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer对答如流duì dá rú liú
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