答非所問 (daap3 fei1 so2 man6 | da2 fei1 suo3 wen4) : give an irrelevant answer

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答非所問

daap3 fei1 so2 man6

da2 fei1 suo3 wen4

give an irrelevant answer; answer wide off the mark

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

答非所問 / 答非所问

This word has been viewed 1778 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 3rd Jul 2007 18:12 and last edited on 26th Jun 2017 10:37

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答 daap3 - answer, reply; reciprocate, return
非 fei1 - not; non-; wrong
所 so2 - location; position; building; office
問 man6 - ask

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

答非所問 daap3 fei1 so2 man6 = give an irrelevant answer

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