含糊其辞

hán hú qí cí

to be deliberately vague; to dodge the question

Character by character

含hán
hold in mouth

糊hú
muddled

其qí
its

辞cí
words

一问到关键问题，他就开始含糊其辞。

The moment the key question came up, he went vague.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Also written 含糊其词. Typical of officials or suspects dodging questions.

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