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察言观色【chá yán guān sè】

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

察言观色【chá yán guān sè】

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

察

HSK 33

含义examine, investigate; notice

拼音chá

言

HSK 24

含义words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

拼音yán

观

HSK 2

含义see, observe, view; appearance

拼音guān

色

HSK 21

含义color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139

拼音sè