Using a hand to lead someone in a different direction is the action of abduction or deception.
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拐弯抹角
拐弯抹角
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
4 meanings#30291
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 。
He always speaks in a roundabout way.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- 。
He always speaks in a roundabout way.
- 參动verb
to beat about the bush
- 。
Please don't beat around the bush.
- 肆动verb
to equivocate
- 。
He always talks in a roundabout way.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 末(tip; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to brush from root to tip is the motion of coating or smearing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
拐弯抹角
Traditional拐彎抹角
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
4 meanings#30291
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 。
He always speaks in a roundabout way.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- 。
He always speaks in a roundabout way.
- 參动verb
to beat about the bush
- 。
Please don't beat around the bush.
- 肆动verb
to equivocate
- 。
He always talks in a roundabout way.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 末(tip; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to brush from root to tip is the motion of coating or smearing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
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