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
? 范學臺幕中查一個童生卷子，尊公說出何景明的一段話，真乃‘～’，名士風流’。(《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 |