| 闪烁其词 |
shǎn shuò qí cí |
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush |
| 闪 |
Shǎn |
surname Shan |
| 闪 |
shǎn |
to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine |
| 闪烁 |
shǎn shuò |
flickering / twinkling / evasive / vague (of speech) |
| 烁 |
shuò |
bright / luminous |
| 其 |
qí |
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 词 |
cí |
old variant of 词 |
| 词 |
cí |
word / statement; speech; lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:首) |