转弯抹角

MEANING

1. 壹副adverb

   lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)(inherited)

   • tāshuōhuàzǒngshìguǎiwānmòjiǎo.

     他说话总是拐弯抹角。🔊

     He always speaks in a roundabout way.

2. 貳副adverb

   fig. to speak in a roundabout way(inherited)

   • tāzǒngshìguǎiwānmòjiǎodeshuōhuà.

     他总是拐弯抹角地说话。🔊

     He always speaks in a roundabout way.

3. 參动verb

   to beat about the bush(inherited)

   • qǐngnǐbúyàoguǎiwānmòjiǎo.

     请你不要拐弯抹角。🔊

     Please don't beat around the bush.

4. 肆动verb

   to equivocate(inherited)

   • tāshuōhuàzǒngshìguǎiwānmòjiǎo.

     他说话总是拐弯抹角。🔊

     He always talks in a roundabout way.