繞彎子
Chinese
| go around; to wind (around) | bend, turn, curve | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (繞彎子) | 繞 | 彎子 | |
| simp. (绕弯子) | 绕 | 弯子 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
繞彎子
- to go the long way round; to detour
- (figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 拐彎抹角 (“to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拐彎抹角, 轉彎抹角, 兜圈子, 繞圈子, 繞彎子, 繞彎 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎兒抹角兒, 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒, 繞彎兒 |
| Taiwan | 拐彎抹角 | |
| Luoyang | 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎抹角 | |
| Singapore | 拐彎抹角 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 轉彎抹角, 兜圈, 遊花園 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拐彎抹角 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 彎來斡去, 踅玲瑯 |
| Zhangzhou | 踅玲瑯 | |
| Tainan | 轉彎踅角, 彎來斡去, 彎彎斡斡, 踅玲瑯 | |
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