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探口风

tàn kǒu fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
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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-34ed941484033b27. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

探口風 探口风 [tan4 kou3 feng1] /to sound out opinions/to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning/

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Other forms in these source records: 探口風

  • 探
    tàn

    to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.