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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎnwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ waan¹ / zyun² waan¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-vân
• Eastern Min (BUC): diōng-uăng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choán-oan / tńg-oan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwan
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-wan¹
    • Yale: jwǎn-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanuan
    • Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwanr
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-wan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jwǎn-wānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanual
    • Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ waan¹ / zyun² waan¹
    • Yale: jyun wāan / jyún wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ waan¹ / dzyn² waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ wan¹ / jun² wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/, /t͡syːn³⁵ waːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-vân
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon` van´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ van¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ van²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: diōng-uăng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-oan
    • Tâi-lô: tsuán-uan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoafn'oafn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-oan
    • Tâi-lô: tńg-uan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngfoafn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/

Verb

轉彎

1. to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
2. (figurative, of a person) to be flexible in one's thinking; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
3. (figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly

See also

• 轉彎子／转弯子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 轉彎

1. turn; corner; bend

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuànwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ waan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwan
    • Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-wan¹
    • Yale: jwàn-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannuan
    • Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwanr
    • Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-wan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jwàn-wānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannual
    • Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ waan¹
    • Yale: jyun wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/

Verb

轉彎

1. (intransitive) to rotate; to circle round

(deprecated template usage)