拐彎抹角
See also: 拐弯抹角
Chinese
edit| to turn; to change direction; turn | girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear |
horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拐彎抹角) | 拐彎 | 抹 | 角 | |
| simp. (拐弯抹角) | 拐弯 | 抹 | 角 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guǎiwanmòjiǎo
- Wade–Giles: kuai3-wan1-mo4-chiao3
- Yale: gwǎi-wān-mwò-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaiuanmohjeau
- Palladius: гуайваньмоцзяо (guajvanʹmoczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢㄦ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guǎiwanrmòjiǎor
- Wade–Giles: kuai3-wan1-ʼrh-mo4-chiao3-ʼrh
- Yale: gwǎi-wānr-mwò-jyǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goaiualmohjeaul
- Palladius: гуайваньрмоцзяор (guajvanʹrmoczjaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaai2 waan1 mut6 gok3 / gwaai2 waan1 mut3 gok3
- Yale: gwáai wāan muht gok / gwáai wāan mut gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai2 waan1 mut9 gok8 / gwaai2 waan1 mut8 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: guai2 wan1 mud6 gog3 / guai2 wan1 mud3 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaːi̯³⁵ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚² kɔːk̚³/, /kʷaːi̯³⁵ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit拐彎抹角
- to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there
- (figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate
Synonyms
editDialectal 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 | |
| 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 | |