轉彎
See also: 转弯
Chinese
to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
bend; bent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (轉彎) | 轉 | 彎 | |
| simp. (转弯) | 转 | 弯 | |
Pronunciation 1
Verb
轉⫽彎 (verb-object)
- to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
- (figurative, of a person) to be flexible in one's thinking; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
- (figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly
Synonyms
- (to make a turn):
Dialectal synonyms of 拐彎 (“to turn; to change direction”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拐彎, 轉彎 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒 |
| Taiwan | 轉彎 | |
| Luoyang | 拐彎兒 | |
| Wuhan | 轉彎 | |
| Chengdu | 倒拐 | |
| Yangzhou | 轉彎 | |
| Singapore | 轉彎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 轉彎 |
| Hong Kong | 轉彎 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 轉角 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉彎 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 轉彎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉彎 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉彎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉彎 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉彎 | |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 拐彎子 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 轉彎 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 斡彎, 轉斡 |
| Quanzhou | 斡彎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 斡彎, 轉斡 | |
| Tainan | 轉斡 | |
| Chaozhou | 斡彎 | |
| Shantou | 轉彎, 斡彎 | |
| Jieyang | 斡彎 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 轉彎 |
See also
- 轉彎子／转弯子
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
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