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

Child Words of 拐弯抹角

to bend

to wipe

to smear

to plaster

to go round a curve

cane

angle

role (theater)