摸脉搏

Traditional (Taiwan): 摸脈搏

mōmàibó ㄇㄛ ㄇㄞˋ ㄅㄛˊ

    • to gauge what people are thinking
    • to get a feel for how things are developing

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
feel the pulse
Meaning
Get a deep sense of what people are thinking and how things are developing.

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