止談風月
zhǐ​tán​fēng​yuè

only talking about the weather

  • created sense approved 止谈风月/止談風月 · zhǐ​tán​fēng​yuè · only talking about the weather — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    止谈风月 / 止談風月

    zhǐ​tán​fēng​yuè

    only talking about the weather

    To restrict conversation to safe topics like nature or leisure while avoiding official business or politics; often used as a polite refusal to discuss serious or sensitive matters.

    止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · only 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk 风月 (literal) → 风月/風月 · fēng​yuè · beautiful scenery

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