zhuǎn​wān​zi

to beat about the bush

  • created reference approved 转弯子/轉彎子 → 转着弯儿/轉著彎兒 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯子 / 轉彎子 zhuǎn​wān​zi

    转着弯儿 / 轉著彎兒 zhuǎn​zhe​wān​r

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 转弯子/轉彎子 · zhuǎn​wān​zi · to beat about the bush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯子 / 轉彎子

    zhuǎn​wān​zi

    to beat about the bush

    to speak or act in a roundabout way rather than being direct; to avoid coming straight to the point

    zhuàn​wān​zi

    转, 弯子

    转弯 (literal) → 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎn​wān · to beat around the bush 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 转弯子/轉彎子 · zhuǎn​wān​zi · to change one's mind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    转弯子 / 轉彎子

    zhuǎn​wān​zi

    to change one's mind

    to shift one's thinking or come around to a new idea; to change one's point of view

    zhuàn​wān​zi

    转, 弯子

    转弯 (literal) → 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎn​wān · to change one's thinking 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

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

    created sense