Meaning of 语焉不详
语焉不详 means to mention something without elaborating; to give a vague or sketchy account. Pronounced yǔ yān bù xiáng.
- to mention something without elaborating; to give a vague or sketchy account
Definitions & Examples
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
qǐ起
shì事
gù故
de的
zé责
rèn任
rèn认
dìng定
，
guān官
fāng方
shēng声
míng明
yǔ语
yān焉
bù不
xiáng详
。
The official statement was frustratingly vague about who was responsible for the accident.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
duì对
cǐ此
rén人
de的
jì记
zǎi载
yǔ语
yān焉
bù不
xiáng详
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
tuī推
cè测
tā他
de的
shēng生
píng平
。
Historical records contain only sketchy details about this man, so we can only speculate about his life.
Tā他
zài在
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
duì对
zhè这
gè个
guān关
jiàn键
shù数
jù据
yǔ语
yān焉
bù不
xiáng详
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
zhì质
yí疑
。
He was maddeningly vague about this crucial data in his report, which aroused everyone's suspicion.