察言觀色 — cha2 yan2 guan1 se4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

cha² yan² guan¹ se⁴

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)/to discern what sb thinks from his body language

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

察

言

觀

色

As word

1

cha²

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)/to discern what sb thinks from his body language

2

yan²

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)/to discern what sb thinks from his body language

3

guan¹

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)/to discern what sb thinks from his body language

4

se⁴

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)/to discern what sb thinks from his body language