旁敲侧击
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 旁敲側擊
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- (verb, idiom) to make insinuations
- to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
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Related Words
不求有功，但求无过(bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò)· lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
→一柱擎天(yī zhù qíng tiān)· lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
→含沙射影(hán shā shè yǐng)· to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
→AB制(A B zhì)· to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum)
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