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峰回路轉

简 峰回路转 · 繁 峰回路轉
Mandarin · pinyin fēng huí lù zhuǎn

Meanings

  1. the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. things have taken a new turn
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峰
fēng · peak, summit; hump of camel
回
huí · return, turn around; a time
路
lù · road, path, street; journey
轉
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转
zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
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1–2–4–3 · feng1 hui2 lu4 zhuan3

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峰回路轉 · feng1 hui2 lu4 zhuan3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 35,999
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Exact source record峰回路轉 峰回路转 [feng1 hui2 lu4 zhuan3] /the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)/(of a mountain road) twisting and turning/fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly/things have taken a new turn/