踅圈
Chinese
to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg | circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold | ||
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simp. and trad. (踅圈) | 踅 | 圈 |
Pronunciation
Verb
踅圈
- (Min Nan) to go the long way round; to detour
- (Min Nan, figuratively) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw
Synonyms
- 繞彎子/绕弯子 (rào wānzi)
- (Min Nan) 踅玲瑯/踅玲琅, 踅金龜遨/踅金龟遨, 踅金龜/踅金龟