轉彎

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Chinese

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to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
 bend; bent
trad. (轉彎) 轉 彎
simp. (转弯) 转 弯

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • 2tsoe+1ue - as a verb;
  • 2tsoe ue - as a verb or a noun.

    Verb

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    轉⫽彎 (verb-object)

    1. to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
    2. (figurative, of a person) to change one's view; to pursue a new course; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
    3. (figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly
    Synonyms
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    • (to make a turn):
    Dialectal synonyms of 拐彎 (“to turn; to change direction”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 拐彎, 轉彎
    Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒
    Taiwan 轉彎
    Singapore 轉彎
    Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 拐彎兒
    Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 倒拐
    Wuhan 轉彎
    Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 轉彎
    Cantonese Guangzhou 轉彎
    Hong Kong 轉彎
    Gan Nanchang 轉彎
    Hakka Meixian 轉角
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 轉彎
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 轉彎
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 轉彎
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 轉彎
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 轉彎
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 轉彎
    Jin Xinzhou 拐彎子
    Eastern Min Fuzhou 轉彎
    Southern Min Xiamen 斡彎, 轉斡
    Quanzhou 斡彎
    Zhangzhou 斡彎, 轉斡
    Tainan 轉斡
    Chaozhou 斡彎
    Shantou 轉彎, 斡彎
    Jieyang 斡彎
    Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 轉彎
    Wu Shanghai (Chongming) 轉彎
    Wenzhou 轉匯
    See also
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    Noun

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    轉彎

    1. turn; corner; bend

    Derived terms

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    Pronunciation 2

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    Verb

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    轉彎

    1. (intransitive) to rotate; to circle round
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