Read Edit View history 察言观色 cháyánguānsè to read someone Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 察言观色 察言觀色 cháyánguānsè to read someone to weigh someone's words and observe their facial expression; to discern what someone is thinking from their tone and body language Frequency Written text 0.510 per million Cross-References Referenced by 观色 guānsèSynonym 见貌辨色 jiànmàobiànsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
察言观色 察言觀色 cháyánguānsè to read someone to weigh someone's words and observe their facial expression; to discern what someone is thinking from their tone and body language Frequency Written text 0.510 per million Cross-References Referenced by 观色 guānsèSynonym 见貌辨色 jiànmàobiànsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)