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Home / Idiom / 拐弯抹角

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) · fig. to speak in a roundabout way · to equivocate · to beat about the bush

拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
winding and turning (idiom)曲里拐弯qū lǐ guǎi wānindirect间接jiàn jiēto go round a curve · to turn a corner · fig. a new direction拐弯guǎi wānto turn · to go around a corner转弯zhuǎn wānto make insinuations · to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)旁敲侧击páng qiāo cè jīwords do not convey the meaning · poorly expressed · senseless · inarticulate词不达意cí bù dá yì
Antonyms
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt · straightforward直截了当zhí jié liǎo dàng
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