拐弯抹角

guǎi wān mò jiǎo

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Definitions

1. lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
2. fig. to speak in a roundabout way
3. to equivocate
4. to beat about the bush

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Child Words of 拐弯抹角

• 弯 弯 wān: to bend
• 抹 抹 mā: to wipe
• 抹 抹 mǒ: to smear
• 抹 抹 mò: to plaster
• 拐弯 拐弯 guǎi wān: to go round a curve
• 拐 拐 guǎi: cane
• 角 角 jiǎo: angle
• 角 角 jué: role (theater)