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话里套话
huà​lǐ​tào​huà

fish for info

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
话里套话 (話裡套話) huà​lǐ​tào​huà
fish for info
to use seemingly innocent conversation as a pretext to glean or extract information
speak tangentially
to touch upon other matters or subtexts not central to the main topic being discussed

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