答非所问 — “To give an irrelevant answer”
答非所问 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give an irrelevant answer”. To answer beside the point. Literally, “Answer not what is asked”.
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面对妈妈的询问，他总是答非所问，让人摸不着头脑。
Facing his mother's questions, he always gave irrelevant answers, leaving her confused.
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Open the tool →Questions about 答非所问
What does 答非所问 mean?
答非所问 (dá fēi suǒ wèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give an irrelevant answer”.
How do you pronounce 答非所问?
答非所问 is pronounced dá fēi suǒ wèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 答非所问 literally mean?
Literally, 答非所问 means “Answer not what is asked”. It is used to mean “to give an irrelevant answer”.
What is the Chinese definition of 答非所问?
回答的不是所问的内容。