粵

輾zin2轉zyun2

simp辗转
zin2 zyun2zhǎn zhuǎn

English

  1. to toss about in bed
  2. from person to person
  3. indirectly
  4. to wander
  5. indirectly; passing from one person to another
  6. (of bodies) to toss and turn; to toss about

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 曲折;經好多人接觸或者處理過
  2. 人瞓響個平面上面碌嚟碌去

Examples

  • 我辗转反侧,反复思考着白天发生的事,后悔不已。

    I'm tossing and turning, repeatedly thinking about what happened today, deeply remorseful.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 輾轉反側

    to toss and turn in bed

  • 呢件古董輾轉又返到嚟我手上。

    This antique has passed through many hands and it comes back to me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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