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盤旋曲折

简盘旋曲折 · 繁盤旋曲折

Mandarin · pinyin pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

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旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return
曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
折: zhé · break off, snap; bend
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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2–2–1–2 · pan2 xuan2 qu1 zhe2

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