繞來繞去

简 绕来绕去 · 繁 繞來繞去
Mandarin · pinyin rào lái rào qù

Meanings

  1. meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

繞
Look up this written character
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
绕
rào · entwine; wind around; surround
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–2–4–4 · rao4 lai2 rao4 qu4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3

Cantonese word readings for 繞來繞去. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

繞來繞去 · rao4 lai2 rao4 qu4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 87,224
Original dictionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source & transformation details
Exact source record繞來繞去 绕来绕去 [rao4 lai2 rao4 qu4] /meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere/