拐彎抹角

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Chinese

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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
simp. (拐弯抹角) 拐弯

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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拐彎抹角

  1. to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there
  2. (figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate

Synonyms

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