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旁敲侧击

páng qiāo cè jī

4-character word Traditional 旁敲側擊

What 旁敲侧击 means

1. to make insinuations
2. to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)

The characters in 旁敲侧击

• 旁pángone side; other; different
• 敲qiāoto hit; to strike; to tap
• 侧cèthe side; to incline towards; to lean
• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break

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