拐彎抹角

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 ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai² waan¹ mut⁶ gok³, gwaai² waan¹ mut³ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guǎiwānmòjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ 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

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

Synonyms

• 轉彎抹角／转弯抹角