rào​bó​zi

to beat about the bush

  • created reference approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 → 绕弯子/繞彎子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子 rào​bó​zi

    绕弯子 / 繞彎子 rào​wān​zi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 → 绕圈子/繞圈子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子 rào​bó​zi

    绕圈子 / 繞圈子 rào​quān​zi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 → 兜圈子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子 rào​bó​zi

    兜圈子 dōu​quān​zi

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 · rào​bó​zi · to beat about the bush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子

    rào​bó​zi

    to beat about the bush

    (colloquial) To speak or act in a roundabout manner without being direct.

    绕, 脖子

    绕 (literal) → 绕/繞 · rào · to confuse 脖子 (literal) → 脖子 · bó​zi · neck

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 · rào​bó​zi · tricky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子

    rào​bó​zi

    tricky

    (colloquial) Complicated and difficult to understand; convoluted or involved.

    绕, 脖子

    绕 (literal) → 绕/繞 · rào · to confuse 脖子 (literal) → 脖子 · bó​zi · neck

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 绕脖子/繞脖子 · rào​bó​zi · to be narrow-minded — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绕脖子 / 繞脖子

    rào​bó​zi

    to be narrow-minded

    (colloquial) To have one's thinking restricted to a certain scope or circle

    绕, 脖子

    绕 (literal) → 绕/繞 · rào · to revolve around 脖子 (literal) → 脖子 · bó​zi · neck

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

    created sense