お茶を濁す

Reading

Kana: おちゃをにごす

Romaji: ochawonigosu

Definitions

exp

v5s

1

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer

2

to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate

3

to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation

4

to make do with

Kanji

茶

Readings: チャ、 サ

Meaning: tea

濁

Readings: ダク、 ジョク、 にご.る、 にご.す

Meanings: voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity