旁敲側擊

Chinese

		beside; one side; other beside; one side; other; side; self	extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	lean on one side; the side; to incline towards lean on one side; the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	to hit; to strike; to break
trad. (旁敲側擊)		旁	敲	側	擊
simp. (旁敲侧击)		旁	敲	侧	击

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pángqiāocèjī, pángqiāocèjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ, ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴ haau¹ zak¹ gik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pángqiāocèjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pángciaocèji
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang²-chʻiao¹-tsʻê⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: páng-chyāu-tsè-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parngchiautsehji
    • Palladius: панцяоцэцзи (pancjaocɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pángqiāocèjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pángciaocèjí
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang²-chʻiao¹-tsʻê⁴-chi²
    • Yale: páng-chyāu-tsè-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parngchiautsehjyi
    • Palladius: панцяоцэцзи (pancjaocɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pong⁴ haau¹ zak¹ gik¹
    • Yale: pòhng hāau jāk gīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴ haau¹ dzak⁷ gik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴ hao¹ zeg¹ gig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ haːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

旁敲側擊

1. to express something indirectly by making oblique statements; to beat around the bush