东拉西扯这些有的没的
“Why drag in all this unrelated matter?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就事论事不行吗
“Can't you just stick to the facts?”
东拉西扯 这些 有的没的
“Why drag in all this unrelated matter?”
“Why not start from the creation of heaven and earth?”
“Stop beating around the bush with this nonsense and get to the point.”
A core rhetorical preference in Chinese debates urging people to evaluate issues objectively rather than dragging in irrelevant history or personal feelings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to talk ramblingly / to beat around the bush
An idiom used to criticize someone for straying far from the topic.
random, pointless, or nonexistent things
A colloquial phrase referring to trivial, fabricated, or irrelevant matters.