created reference approved 转弯抹角/轉彎抹角 → 拐弯抹角/拐彎抹角 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角 zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
拐弯抹角 / 拐彎抹角 guǎiwānmòjiǎo
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 转弯抹角/轉彎抹角 → 直截了当/直截了當 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角 zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
直截了当 / 直截了當 zhíjiéliǎodàng
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 转弯抹角/轉彎抹角 · zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo · full of twists and turns — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角
zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
full of twists and turns
(idiom) describes a path that is winding and follows many curves; full of twists and turns
转弯 (literal) → 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎnwān · to turn 抹 (literal) → 抹 · mò · to skirt 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · corner
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 转弯抹角/轉彎抹角 · zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo · to beat around the bush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角
zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
to beat around the bush
(idiom) to speak or act in a roundabout way; to avoid being direct or straightforward; to equivocate
转弯 (literal) → 转弯/轉彎 · zhuǎnwān · to beat around the bush 抹 (literal) → 抹 · mò · to skirt 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · corner
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition