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旁敲侧击

/ páng qiāo cè jī /

Strokes

Definition

to make insinuations/to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)

Example

Definition

attack by innuendo; make oblique unfavourable references to; beat about the bush

1

Yǒu

有

huà

话

zhíshuō

直说

,

bùbì

不必

pángqiāocèjī

旁敲侧击

。

Be straightforward and don't beat about the bush.