曲里拐弯
qū​li​guǎi​wān

winding

  • created sense approved 曲里拐弯/曲裡拐彎 · qū​li​guǎi​wān · winding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲里拐弯 / 曲裡拐彎

    qū​li​guǎi​wān

    winding

    full of twists and turns; winding and tortuous

    qū​lǐ​guǎi​wān

    曲 (literal) → 曲 · qū · bent 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · [infix] 拐弯 (literal) → 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · to turn a corner

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 曲里拐弯/曲裡拐彎 · qū​li​guǎi​wān · indirect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲里拐弯 / 曲裡拐彎

    qū​li​guǎi​wān

    indirect

    indirect or roundabout in speech; full of complications and hidden details

    qū​lǐ​guǎi​wān

    曲 (literal) → 曲 · qū · bent 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · [infix] 拐弯 (literal) → 拐弯/拐彎 · guǎi​wān · to turn; to be indirect

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense