粵

曲kuk1折zit3

kuk1 zit3qū zhé

English

  1. winding
  2. winding; tortuous
  3. (fig.) complicated
  4. complex
  5. tough; with twists and turns

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 彎曲、蜿蜒
  2. 錯綜複雜、情況複雜
  3. 好多挫折、波折、困難

Examples

  • 呢條小徑好曲折。

    This track is tortuous. ----

  • 佢嘅一生好曲折坎坷。

    His life is very rough.

  • 呢套劇嘅劇情好曲折,一時間好難講得清。

    The plot of this drama is complicated. It's hard to explain in such a short time. ----

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

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