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Definitions4 characters
hua4 li3 tao4 hua4
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information/to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

As word

1
hua4
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information/to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
2
li3
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information/to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
3
tao4
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information/to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
4
hua4
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information/to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed