察顏觀色

Chinese

		examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine	colour; countenance; face	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance
trad. (察顏觀色)		察	顏	觀	色
simp. (察颜观色)		察	颜	观	色

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chá yán guān sè

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chá yán guān sè
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chá yán guan sè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa² yen² kuan¹ sê⁴
    • Yale: chá yán gwān sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: char yan guan seh
    • Palladius: ча янь гуань сэ (ča janʹ guanʹ sɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 察顏觀色

1. to read a person (to interpret or infer a meaning or significance based on facial expression, tone of voice etc)

See also

• 察言觀色／察言观色 (cháyánguānsè)