旁敲侧击

Traditional (Taiwan): 旁敲側擊

pángqiāocèjī ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ

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

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

旁敲侧击 is an indirect technique of approaching a matter from the side, in speech or writing. 拐弯抹角 means talking in a roundabout way, and mostly describes speech.

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