created sense approved 话里套话/話裡套話 · huàlǐtàohuà · digress — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
话里套话 / 話裡套話
huàlǐtàohuà
digress
To touch upon other matters or tangential topics while discussing a central subject
话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 套话 (literal) → 套话/套話 · tàohuà · cliché
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 话里套话/話裡套話 · huàlǐtàohuà · pry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
话里套话 / 話裡套話
huàlǐtàohuà
pry
To use seemingly innocent conversation to glean information, probe for secrets, or hide subtle barbs
话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 套话 (literal) → 套话/套話 · tàohuà · to pump for information
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition