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转弯抹角

zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo

Traditional: 轉彎抹角

lit. (of road) winding and turning (idiom); to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush

Character Breakdown

转
zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
HSK 4
弯
wān
bend, curve, turn
HSK 5
抹
mǒ
to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
HSK 6
角
jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
HSK 3

Additional Information

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