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迂回曲折

Mandarin · pinyin yū huí qū zhé

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
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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jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3

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