To pretend to be polite and compliant; to deal with someone evasively and insincerely; to feign cordiality.
他知道对方心怀不轨，所以只是虚与委蛇，没有透露任何重要信息。
He knew the other party had ill intentions, so he merely feigned cordiality and compliance, revealing no important information.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
During the Warring States period, Liezi was a student of Huzhi, studying the Daoist philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Later, he met Jixian, a shaman from Zheng, and introduced him to Huzhi.
They began to compete in a spiritual duel. Huzhi dealt with Jixian evasively and insincerely, making him feel that Huzhi was unfathomable, so Jixian fled in haste.
Liezi diligently studied and cultivated the Daoist philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi, eventually reaching a state of self-forgetfulness.
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