九曲十八彎

Chinese

		nine	tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	eighteen; 18	bend; bent
trad. (九曲十八彎)		九	曲	十八	彎
simp. (九曲十八弯)		九	曲	十八	弯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔ qū shíbā wān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔ qū shíbā wān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒu cyu shíhba wan
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³ chʻü¹ shih²-pa¹ wan¹
    • Yale: jyǒu chyū shŕ-bā wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeou chiu shyrba uan
    • Palladius: цзю цюй шиба вань (czju cjuj šiba vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

Idiom

九曲十八彎

1. tortuous; full of bends

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 九曲十三彎／九曲十三弯