prevaricate

prevaricate

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ī w ú Q í C í, which means to use vague words to cover up the real situation. It's from officialdom.

Idiom explanation

Faltering: evasive.

The origin of Idioms

In the 32nd chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "when Yu Hongchen saw that Wang xiaowuzi had exposed his shortcomings, he had to prevaricate and say:" his envoy was supposed to be appointed. He owes me the money, but he does not pay for the errand. "

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and adverbial with commendatory meaning.