轉彎抹角
simp转弯抹角zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo
English
- see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
- to beat about the bush; to speak in an indirect way
粵語 — Cantonese
- 講嘢婉轉,靠暗示或者鋪墊,唔直接講出主旨
Examples
唔好轉彎抹角喇,話俾我聽你喺邊啦。
Don't beat about the bush, just tell me where you are.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk