拐彎抹角

See also: 拐弯抹角

Chinese

		to turn; to change direction; turn	girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (拐彎抹角)		拐彎	抹	角
simp. (拐弯抹角)		拐弯	抹	角

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎiwānmòjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² waan¹ mut⁶ gok³, gwaai² waan¹ mut³ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǎiwānmòjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaiuanmohjeau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guǎiwanmòjiǎo
  - IPA ^(key): /kwaɪ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ wän˥ mwɔ˥˩ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖⁽꜕꜖꜓⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai² waan¹ mut⁶ gok³, gwaai² waan¹ mut³ gok³
  - Yale: gwáai wāan muht gok, gwáai wāan mut gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai² waan¹ mut⁹ gok⁸, gwaai² waan¹ mut⁸ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: guai² wan¹ mud⁶ gog³, guai² wan¹ mud³ gog³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷäːi̯˧˥ wäːn˥ muːt˨ kɔːk˧/, /kʷäːi̯˧˥ wäːn˥ muːt˧ kɔːk˧/

Idiom

拐彎抹角

to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there
(figuratively) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate

Synonyms

轉彎抹角／转弯抹角

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