迂回曲折

Mandarin · pinyin yū huí qū zhé

Meanings

  1. meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. going around in circles
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迂
yū · doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
回
huí · return, turn around; a time
曲
qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
折
zhé · break off, snap; bend
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1–2–1–2 · yu1 hui2 qu1 zhe2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3

Cantonese word readings for 迂回曲折. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3

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迂回曲折 · yu1 hui2 qu1 zhe2
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Exact source record迂回曲折 迂回曲折 [yu1 hui2 qu1 zhe2] /meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere/going around in circles/