答非所問 [－－－问]

Jyutping daap3 fei1 so2 man6
Pinyin dá fēi suǒ wèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) to sidestep the question
  2. to answer evasively
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    冇​針對​提問​而​回覆
    to answer with something irrelevant to the question
    • 你只不過答非所問，迴避我嘅問題。
      你只不过答非所问，回避我嘅问题。
      nei5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 daap3 fei1 so2 man6, wui4 bei6 ngo5 ge3 man6 tai4.
      You are just beating around the bush, evading my questions.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to give an irrelevant answer to a question
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你所答非所问。
    你所答非所問。
    nǐ suǒ dá fēi suǒ wèn 。
    • You are not answering the question correctly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    答非所问
    答非所問
    daap3 fei1 so2 man6
    • to respond without correlation to the question
  2. Cantonese
    答非所问
    答非所問
    唔係答緊個問題) (daap3 fei1 so2 man6 m4 hai6 daap3 gan2 go3 man6 tai4
    • to give irrelevant answers
  3. Cantonese
    你只不过答非所问，回避我嘅问题。
    你只不過答非所問，迴避我嘅問題。
    nei5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 daap3 fei1 so2 man6, wui4 bei6 ngo5 ge3 man6 tai4.
    • You are just beating around the bush, evading my questions.
  4. Cantonese
    𠮶个议员最叻避重就轻，答非所问。
    嗰個議員最叻避重就輕，答非所問。
    go2 go3 ji5 jyun4 zeoi3 lek1 bei6 cung5 zau6 heng1, daap3 fei1 so2 man6.
    • That councilor is best at beating around the bush and avoiding the important questions.