caat3 jin4 gun1 sik1察言觀色察言观色
Jyutpingcaat3 jin4 gun1 sik1
Yalechat yình gūn sīk

Definition

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

剿說剿说
caau1 syut3to plagiarize
臭水
cau3 seoi2Lysol (a type of disinfectant)
慼慼戚戚
cik1 cik1sorrowful
旬日
ceon4 jat6(literary) ten days
親生亲生
can1 saang1one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); birth (parents)
春光乍洩春光乍泄
ceon1 gwong1 zaa3the emergence of the scenery of spring; the exposure of something intimate
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