顧左右而言他 (gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1) — (literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic) ; to speak evasively in Cantonese
gu˗₃顧zoˊ²左jauˍ₆右jiˎ₄而jinˎ₄言taaˉ¹他简 顾左右而言他
Mandarin Pinyin: gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1
Meaning of 顧左右而言他
noun(literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic) ; to speak evasively