| 支吾 | zhi1 wu2 | to elude |
| 转弯抹角 | zhuan3 wan1 mo4 jiao3 | to equivocate |
| 拐弯抹角 | guai3 wan1 ma1 jia3 guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3 | to equivocate |
| 模棱两可 | mo2 leng2 liang3 ke3 | to equivocate |
| 含糊其辞 | han2 hu2 qi2 ci2 | careless |
| 转变抹角 | zhuan3 bian4 mo4 jiao3 | to equivocate |
| 说模棱两可的话 | shuo1 mo2 leng1 liang3 ke3 de5 hua4 | quibble |