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avoid talking about; be silent on; keep silent about the matter

bì ér bù tán

避 而 不 谈

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v.avoid talking about; be silent on; keep silent about the matter
- wǒ jué de zhè zhěng jiàn shì zuì hǎo shì bì ér bù tán
  我觉得这整件事最好是避而不谈。
  I think it best to draw a veil over the whole incident.
- hěn qí guài bào gào duì zhè ge wèn tí bì ér bù tán
  很奇怪，报告对这个问题避而不谈。
  The report is strangely silent on this issue.
synonym
cún ér bù lùn存而不论
antonym
wú yōng huì yán毋庸讳言 kǒu ruò xuán hé口若悬河 wú yōng huì yán无庸讳言

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