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旁敲側擊 (pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1) — to ask slyly; to fish for answers; to talk in an oblique manner; to beat about the bush | Also written as '傍敲側擊' in Cantonese

pongˎ₄旁haauˉ¹敲zakˉ¹側gikˉ¹擊
简 旁敲侧击
Mandarin Pinyin: pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1

Meaning of 旁敲側擊

nounto ask slyly; to fish for answers; to talk in an oblique manner; to beat about the bush | Also written as '傍敲側擊'

Characters in 旁敲側擊

旁pong4
extensive; wide
敲haau1
knock; beat; strike; rap
側zak1
incline to one side; lean
擊gik1
hit; beat; strike; click

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