察言观色
察言观色
chá yán guān sè
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
verbidiom
Traditional: 察言觀色
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- (verb, idiom) to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
- to discern what sb thinks from his body language
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Related Words
呢(ne)— particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
→口风(kǒu fēng)— meaning behind the words
→尾生(Wěi Shēng)— Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
→情色(qíng sè)— erotic (of art etc)
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