tā / de / huí / dá / shí / fēn / jī / qiǎo / jì / méi / yǒu / dé / zuì / bié / rén / yě / bǎo / hù / le / zì / jǐ他的回答十分机巧,既没有得罪别人,也保护了自己。His reply was very clever: it avoided offending anyone while protecting himself.