探口气
Traditional form:
探口氣
Pinyin (reading):
tànkǒuqì
Definitions:
- to sound out opinions
- to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
- also written 探口風／探口风 (tànkǒufēng)
Characters:
- 探 - to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for
- 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
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