轉彎

See also: 转弯

Chinese

		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	bend; bent
trad. (轉彎)		轉	彎
simp. (转弯)		转	弯

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuǎnwān

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² waan¹ / zyun³ waan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-vân
Eastern Min (BUC): diōng-uăng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choán-oan / tńg-oan
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsoe ¹ue; ⁵tsoe-ue

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwan
  - Wade–Giles: chuan³-wan¹
  - Yale: jwǎn-wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanuan
  - Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwanr
  - Wade–Giles: chuan³-wan¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: jwǎn-wānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanual
  - Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun² waan¹ / zyun³ waan¹
  - Yale: jyún wāan / jyun wāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² waan¹ / dzyn³ waan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun² wan¹ / jun³ wan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ waːn⁵⁵/, /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-vân
  - Hakka Romanization System: zon^ˋ van^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zon³ van¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ van²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: diōng-uăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-oan
  - Tâi-lô: tsuán-uan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoafn'oafn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-oan
  - Tâi-lô: tńg-uan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngfoafn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsoe ¹ue; ⁵tsoe-ue
  - MiniDict: tsoe^去 ue^平; tsoe^去 ue
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsoe ¹ue; ²tsoe-ue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø⁴⁴ ue⁵³/, /t͡sø³³ ue⁴⁴/

Note:

2tsoe+1ue - as a verb;
2tsoe ue - as a verb or a noun.

Verb

轉⫽彎 (verb-object)

to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
(figurative, of a person) to change one's view; to pursue a new course; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
(figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly

Synonyms

(to make a turn):

Dialectal synonyms of 拐彎 (“to turn; to change direction”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		拐彎, 轉彎
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	拐彎兒, 轉彎兒
	Taiwan	轉彎
	Singapore	轉彎
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	拐彎兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	倒拐
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	轉彎
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	轉彎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	轉彎
Cantonese	Hong Kong	轉彎
Gan	Nanchang	轉彎
Hakka	Meixian	轉角
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	轉彎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	轉彎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	轉彎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	轉彎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	轉彎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	轉彎
Jin	Xinzhou	拐彎子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	轉彎
Southern Min	Xiamen	斡彎, 轉斡
	Quanzhou	斡彎
	Zhangzhou	斡彎, 轉斡
	Tainan	轉斡
	Chaozhou	斡彎
	Shantou	轉彎, 斡彎
	Jieyang	斡彎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	轉彎
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	轉彎
Wu	Wenzhou	轉匯

(to change one's view): (Hokkien) 斡彎／斡弯, 轉斡／转斡

Noun

轉彎

turn; corner; bend

Derived terms

大轉彎 / 大转弯
急轉彎 / 急转弯 (jízhuǎnwān)
腦筋急轉彎 / 脑筋急转弯 (nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān)
轉彎抹角 / 转弯抹角 (zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuànwān

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ waan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwan
  - Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-wan¹
  - Yale: jwàn-wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannuan
  - Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwanr
  - Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-wan¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: jwàn-wānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannual
  - Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun³ waan¹
  - Yale: jyun wāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ waan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun³ wan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/

Verb

轉彎

(intransitive) to rotate; to circle round