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转弯抹角
轉彎抹角
zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
1. lit. (of road) winding and turning (idiom); to speak in a roundabout way
2. to equivocate
3. to beat about the bush

Character Breakdown

转
zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
HSK 4 8 丶
弯
wān
bend, curve, turn
HSK 5 9 丶
抹
mǒ
to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
HSK 6 8 丶
角
jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
HSK 3 7 丶

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