旁敲侧击

to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)

to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2]

to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)

the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side

lean on one side