轉彎抹角

zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3included in 2 dictionaries

zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3included in 2 dictionaries

zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3

· included in 2 dictionaries

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

Jyutping:

zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3

zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3

Original phonetic: zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3:zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3

講嘢婉轉，靠暗示或者鋪墊，唔直接講出主旨 (to beat about the bush; to speak in an indirect way)

動詞

唔好轉彎抹角喇，話俾我聽你喺邊啦。

m4 hou2 zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3 laa3, waa6 bei2 ngo5 teng1 nei5 hai2 bin1 laa1.

Don't beat about the bush, just tell me where you are.

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

Jyutping:

zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3

zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3

Original phonetic: zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3:zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3

講嘢婉轉，靠暗示或者鋪墊，唔直接講出主旨 (to beat about the bush; to speak in an indirect way)

動詞

唔好轉彎抹角喇，話俾我聽你喺邊啦。

m4 hou2 zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3 laa3, waa6 bei2 ngo5 teng1 nei5 hai2 bin1 laa1.

Don't beat about the bush, just tell me where you are.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Jyutping:

zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3Original phonetic: /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚² kɔːk̚³/

zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3Original phonetic: /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there

to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush