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兜兜轉轉
简 兜兜转转 · 繁 兜兜轉轉Mandarin · pinyin dōu dōu zhuàn zhuàn
Meanings
- (lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around
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1–1–4–4 · dou1 dou1 zhuan4 zhuan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dau1 dau1 zyun3 zyun3
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adj
- roundabout; circuitous; oblique
- full of ups and downs; chequered; eventful; vicissitudinous
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