created sense approved 转腰子/轉腰子 · zhuànyāozi · to pace back and forth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转腰子 / 轉腰子
zhuànyāozi
to pace back and forth
(colloquial) To walk or pace around restlessly, especially when nervous, agitated, or deep in thought.
转, 腰子
转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuàn · to stroll 腰子 (literal) → 腰子 · yāozi · kidney
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 转腰子/轉腰子 · zhuànyāozi · to beat about the bush — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
转腰子 / 轉腰子
zhuànyāozi
to beat about the bush
(colloquial) To speak indirectly or avoid getting straight to the point.
转, 腰子
转 (literal) → 转/轉 · zhuàn · to stroll 腰子 (literal) → 腰子 · yāozi · kidney
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition