粵

轉zyun3彎waan1抹mut6角gok3

simp转弯抹角
zyun3 waan1 mut6 gok3zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo

English

  1. see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
  2. to beat about the bush; to speak in an indirect way

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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