王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
Pinyin

Definition

王顾左右而言他
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wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

他
tā
  1. 1 he or him
  2. 2 (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
  3. 3 (used before sb's name for emphasis)
  4. 4 (used as a meaningless mock object)
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 another
他们
tā men
  1. 1 they
左
Zuǒ
  1. 1 surname Zuo
王
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
他人
tā rén
  1. 1 another
  2. 2 sb else
  3. 3 other people
他乡
tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 away from one's native place
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson
其他
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 (sth or sb) else
  3. 3 the rest
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
右
yòu
  1. 1 right (-hand)
  2. 2 the Right (politics)
  3. 3 west (old)
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
右边
yòu bian
  1. 1 right side
  2. 2 right, to the right
吉他
jí tā
  1. 1 guitar (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
名言
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
国王
guó wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
  1. 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

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