粵

遊jau4花faa1園jyun2

jau4 faa1 jyun2yóu huā yuáninferred

English

  1. to beat around the bush; to dance around the issue

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗迴避問題,轉彎抹角、避重就輕,講咗等於冇講

Examples

  • 係就係,唔係就唔係,唔好帶我遊花園。

    Just give me a yes or a no; don't beat around the bush.

  • 問到敏感問題嗰陣,個發言人就係咁遊花園。

    The spokesperson kept dancing around the issue when pressed with sensitive questions.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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