兜兜轉轉

See also: 兜兜转转

Chinese

		pocket	pocket	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
trad. (兜兜轉轉)		兜	兜	轉	轉
simp. (兜兜转转)		兜	兜	转	转
AABB-type reduplication of 兜轉／兜转.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōudōuzhuǎnzhuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄡ ㄉㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dau¹ dau¹ zyun² zyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōudōuzhuǎnzhuǎn [Phonetic: dōudōuzhuánzhuǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡ ㄉㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: doudoujhuǎnjhuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tou¹-tou¹-chuan³-chuan³
    • Yale: dōu-dōu-jwǎn-jwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doudoujoanjoan
    • Palladius: доудоучжуаньчжуань (doudoučžuanʹčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dau¹ dau¹ zyun² zyun²
    • Yale: dāu dāu jyún jyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau¹ dau¹ dzyn² dzyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo¹ deo¹ jun² jun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵/

Adjective

兜兜轉轉

1. roundabout; circuitous; oblique
2. full of ups and downs; chequered; eventful; vicissitudinous