旁敲侧击

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 旁敲侧击 – see 旁敲側擊 (“to express something indirectly by making oblique statements; to beat around the bush”). (This term is the simplified form of 旁敲側擊).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.