- to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
- to discern what sb thinks from his body language
Characters
- 察 (察): short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- 言 (言): words; speech; to say; to talk
- 观 (觀): surname Guan
- 色 (色): color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
Resources
- Wiktionary: 察言观色
- MDBG: 察言观色
- Examples with 察言观色 on Tatoeba
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