打だ診しん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

percussion; tapping; examining by tapping

Medical term: tapping the body surface to assess underlying structures. Used as a noun or with する.

• 医い師しは患かん者じゃの背せ中なかを打だ診しんして肺はいの状じょう態たいを調しらべた。

  The doctor percussed the patient's back to check the condition of the lungs.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

sounding out; making an approach; testing the waters

Figurative use: discreetly asking or probing to gauge someone's intentions, opinion, or reaction before making a formal proposal.

• 新あたらしいプロジェクトについて、まず取とり引ひき先さきに打だ診しんしてみます。

  I'll first sound out our business partner about the new project.

• 転てん職しょくの可か能のう性せいを上じょう司しに打だ診しんした。

  I tentatively approached my boss about the possibility of changing jobs.