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轉彎

简转弯 · 繁轉彎

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn wān

to turn
to go around a corner

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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
弯: wān · bend, curve

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3–1 · zhuan3 wan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyun2 waan1 · zyun3 waan1

Cantonese word readings for 轉彎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(verb-object) to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
(figurative, of a person) to change one's view; to pursue a new course; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
(figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly

noun

turn; corner; bend

verb

(intransitive) to rotate; to circle round

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