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旁敲側擊
páng​qiāo​cè​jī

to beat around the bush

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

旁敲侧击/ 旁敲側擊 páng​qiāo​cè​jī (also páng​qiāo​cè​jí) to beat around the bush

to make insinuations or take an indirect approach; to attack by innuendo rather than speaking directly

References

synonym 侧击/側擊 → 旁敲侧击/旁敲側擊
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