急轉彎

See also: 急转弯

Chinese

		hurried; worried	to make a turn; to turn; to get around
trad. (急轉彎)		急	轉彎
simp. (急转弯)		急	转弯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jízhuǎnwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gap¹ zyun³ waan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kip-tńg-oan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jízhuǎnwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhuǎnwan
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chuan³-wan¹
    • Yale: jí-jwǎn-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijoanuan
    • Palladius: цзичжуаньвань (czičžuanʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jízhuǎnwānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhuǎnwanr
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chuan³-wan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jí-jwǎn-wānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijoanual
    • Palladius: цзичжуаньваньр (czičžuanʹvanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gap¹ zyun³ waan¹
    • Yale: gāp jyun wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gap⁷ dzyn³ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geb¹ jun³ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐp̚⁵ t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kip-tńg-oan
    • Tâi-lô: kip-tńg-uan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kipd'ngfoafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kip̚⁵⁻²⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kip̚³²⁻⁵ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/

Verb

急轉彎

1. (of a path) to curve sharply
2. (of a vehicle) to swerve

   急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。 [MSC, trad.]
   急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jízhuǎnwān yǐ bìmiǎn zhuàng dào dòngwù shì zàochéng chēhuò de zhǔyào yuányīn. [Pinyin]

   Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.

3. (figurative) to make a sudden change

Synonyms

• (to curve sharply): 急轉／急转 (jízhuǎn)

Derived terms

• 腦筋急轉彎 / 脑筋急转弯 (nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān)