答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) to sidestep the question
  2. to answer evasively

CHARACTERS

答 dá answer, reply; return; assent to
非 fēi not, negative, non-; oppose
所 suǒ place, location; numerary adjunct
問 wèn ask (about), inquire after