to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
trad. 察言觀色
Also written 察言觀色【chá yán guān sè】
Characters in this word
4察
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short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- Pinyin
- Chá
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 46201 of 2500
言
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words, speech, to say, to talk
- Pinyin
- yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6821 of 2500
观
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surname Guan
- Pinyin
- Guàn
- Traditional
- 觀
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 33499 of 2500
色
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color, CL:種|种[zhong3], look, appearance, sex
- Pinyin
- sè
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 7502 of 2500