談言微中tán yán wēi zhòngmake one’s point through hints; speak tactfully but to the point; words spoken in jest may hit on the truth
? 范學(xué)臺(tái)幕中查一個(gè)童生卷子，尊公說出何景明的一段話，真乃‘～’，名士風(fēng)流’。(《儒林外史》128) I remember how,when Examiner Fan was looking for some candidate’s paper,your father told the story of He Jingming—that was an excellent joke
? 太史公曰： 天道恢恢，豈不大哉！ ～亦可以解紛。(《史記·滑稽列傳》) The Grand Historian comments:How infinitely great are the ways of Heaven! Even words spoken in jest may hit on the truth and serve to settle disputes. 談言微中tán yán wēi zhònɡ微中：有意無意中就說到了問題的要害。形容非常會(huì)說話，隱約委婉就能說到問題的要害。make one’s point through hints, speak tactfully but to the point |