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旁敲侧击

páng qiāo cè jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2ce2a839d9a71597. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

旁敲側擊 旁敲侧击 [pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1] /to make insinuations/to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 旁敲側擊

  • 旁
    páng

    one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dāo], 亻[rén] etc)

  • 敲
    qiāo

    to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

  • 侧
    cè

    the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side

    zhāi

    lean on one side

  • 击
    jī

    to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [jí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.