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兜兜轉轉

简兜兜转转 · 繁兜兜轉轉

Mandarin · pinyin dōu dōu zhuàn zhuàn

(lit. and fig.) to go around and around; to wander around

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兜: dōu · pouch
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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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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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