绕弯子儿 in English rao4 wan1 zi3 r5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to go on a long detour
  • metaphorically to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
  • to beat about the bush

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Pinyin

rao4 wan1 zi3 r5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

rao4to wind wan1to bend zi5son er2variant of 人[ren2]