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曲裡拐彎

简曲里拐弯 · 繁曲裡拐彎

Mandarin · pinyin qū lǐ guǎi wān

winding and turning (idiom)

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曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
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拐: guǎi · kidnap, abduct; turn
彎: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
弯: wān · bend, curve

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1–3–3–1 · qu1 li3 guai3 wan1

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