察言观色

Traditional: 察言觀色

chá yán guān sè

Dictionary entry

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)

What does 察言观色 mean?

察言观色 (chá yán guān sè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)

2to discern what sb thinks from his body language

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察Cháshort name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]言yánwords · speech 观Guànsurname Guan 色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]

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察言观色

chá yán guān sè

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