走彎路

走彎路

See also: 走弯路

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	winding road; bends; a roundabout way winding road; bends; a roundabout way; indirect route; detour
trad. (走彎路)		走	彎路
simp. (走弯路)		走	弯路

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒuwānlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄢ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² waan¹ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zǒuwānlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄢ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoouuanluh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒuwanlù
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ wän⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau² waan¹ lou⁶
    • Yale: jáu wāan louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² waan¹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo² wan¹ lou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ wäːn⁵⁵ lou̯²²/

Verb

走彎路

1. to waste one's time and energy because one has followed the wrong direction, to take an indirect route