旁敲側擊
simp旁敲侧击pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1páng qiāo cè jī
English
- to make insinuations
- to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
- to ask about something in a roundabout way; to sound someone out
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用間接嘅方式嚟問問題、探口風等等
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk