察顏觀色
Chinese
- examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine
color; countenance; face to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monasterycolor; dice; look; appearancetrad. (察顏觀色) 察 顏 觀 色 simp. (察颜观色) 察 颜 观 色
Pronunciation
Idiom
察顏觀色
- 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 (chá yán guān sè)