答非所问 in English da2 fei1 suo3 wen4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (idiomatic expression) to sidestep the question
  • to answer evasively

Simplified Characters

答 非 所 问

Traditional Characters

答 非 所 問

Pinyin

da2 fei1 suo3 wen4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

答da2to answer 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 所suo3actually 问wen4to ask