bì'ér​bù​tán

to evade the subject

  1. verb
    to avoid
    to dodge; to shun; to evade; to escape or hide from; to withdraw from (e.g. society or a formal setting)
  2. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. to talk
    to speak, talk, or converse; to discuss something with others