How do you say “beat around the bush” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "beat around the bush" in Vietnamese?

"Beat around the bush" in Vietnamese is vòng vo Tam Quốc (long-winded and roundabout).

“Beat around the bush” in Vietnamese is vòng vo Tam Quốc (long-winded and roundabout).

Vietnamese words for “beat around the bush”

vòng vo Tam Quốcadjective
Hanoi [vawŋ͡m˨˩ vɔ˧˧ taːm˧˧ kuək̚˧˦] · Saigon [vawŋ͡m˨˩ vɔ˧˧ taːm˧˧ wək̚˦˥]vòng falling vo level tam level quốc rising
long-winded and roundabout
for “beat around the bush” meaning: To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.