彎路

See also: 弯路

Chinese

		bend; bent	road; path; way
trad. (彎路)		彎	路
simp. (弯路)		弯	路

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wānlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan¹ lou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vân-lu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wānlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wanlù
    • Wade–Giles: wan¹-lu⁴
    • Yale: wān-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uanluh
    • Palladius: ваньлу (vanʹlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan¹ lou⁶
    • Yale: wāan louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan¹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan¹ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn⁵⁵ lou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vân-lu
    • Hakka Romanization System: van´ lu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: van¹ lu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /van²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵⁵/

Noun

彎路

1. winding road; bends

   連續彎路。／连续弯路。  ―  Liánxù wānlù.  ―  Winding road ahead.

   向左急轉彎路。／向左急转弯路。  ―  Xiàng zuǒ jízhuǎn wānlù.  ―  Sharp curve to left.

2. (figurative) roundabout way; indirect route; detour

Derived terms

• 走彎路／走弯路 (zǒu wānlù)

 

Related terms

• 冤枉路 (yuānwanglù)