轉彎踅角
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Chinese
[edit]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 | to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg | horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (轉彎踅角) | 轉 | 彎 | 踅 | 角 | |
| simp. (转弯踅角) | 转 | 弯 | 踅 | 角 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-oan-se̍h-kak
- Tâi-lô: tńg-uan-se̍h-kak
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngfoanseqkag
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴⁻³³ se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kak̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴⁻³³ se(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
[edit]轉彎踅角
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate
Synonyms
[edit]| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拐彎抹角, 轉彎抹角, 兜圈子, 繞圈子, 繞彎子, 繞彎 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎兒抹角兒, 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒, 繞彎兒 |
| Taiwan | 拐彎抹角 | |
| Singapore | 拐彎抹角 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎抹角 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 轉彎抹角, 兜圈, 遊花園 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 拐彎抹角 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 彎來斡去, 踅玲瑯 |
| Zhangzhou | 踅玲瑯 | |
| Tainan | 轉彎踅角, 彎來斡去, 彎彎斡斡, 踅玲瑯 | |