七弯八拐 / 七彎八拐

qī​wān​bā​guǎi

twisting and turning

(idiom) full of twists and turns; curvy; also used metaphorically to describe something tricky or complicated

七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 弯 (literal) → 弯/彎 · wān · bend 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 拐 (literal) → 拐 · guǎi · to turn

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM