胡枝扯叶 — “To beat around the bush”
胡枝扯叶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat around the bush”. To ramble; to talk irrelevantly without getting to the point. Literally, “randomly pulling branches and tearing leaves”.
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胡枝扯叶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
胡枝扯叶 Character Breakdown
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他发言时总是胡枝扯叶，让人听了半天也抓不住重点。
He always beats around the bush when he speaks, making it hard for people to grasp the main point after listening for a long time.
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- hú胡chī吃hǎi海sāi塞eat and drink excessively
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- hú胡chuī吹hǎi海shuāi摔make wild boasts and act recklessly
- hú胡tiān天hú胡dì地talk nonsense and behave wildly
- hú胡tiān天hú胡dì帝talk wildly or act recklessly
- hú胡zi子gōng工chéng程a long-delayed construction project
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What does 胡枝扯叶 mean?
胡枝扯叶 (hú zhī chě yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beat around the bush”.
How do you pronounce 胡枝扯叶?
胡枝扯叶 is pronounced hú zhī chě yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 胡枝扯叶 literally mean?
Literally, 胡枝扯叶 means “randomly pulling branches and tearing leaves”. It is used to mean “to beat around the bush”.
What is the Chinese definition of 胡枝扯叶?
指东拉西扯，不着边际。