旁敲側擊

Simplified: 旁敲侧击

pángqiāocèjī ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ

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

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