兜圈
Chinese
editcircle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兜圈) | 兜 | 圈 | |
| simp. #(兜圈) | 兜 | 圈 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dau1 hyun1
- Yale: dāu hyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dau1 hyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: deo1 hün1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐu̯⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit兜圈
- (Cantonese) to circle; to go around in circles
- (Cantonese, figurative) to beat around the bush
Synonyms
edit| 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 | |
| Northeastern 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 | |
| Singapore | 拐彎抹角 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎抹角 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 轉彎抹角, 兜圈, 遊花園 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拐彎抹角 |
| Southern Min | 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 | |