轉彎
See also: 转弯
Chinese edit
to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
bend; bent | ||
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trad. (轉彎) | 轉 | 彎 | |
simp. (转弯) | 转 | 弯 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Verb edit
轉⫽彎 (verb-object)
- to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
- (figurative, of a person) to change one's view; to pursue a new course; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
- (figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly
Synonyms edit
- (to make a turn):
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拐彎, 轉彎 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒 |
Taiwan | 轉彎 | |
Luoyang | 拐彎兒 | |
Wuhan | 轉彎 | |
Chengdu | 倒拐 | |
Yangzhou | 轉彎 | |
Singapore | 轉彎 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 轉彎 |
Hong Kong | 轉彎 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 轉彎 |
Hakka | Meixian | 轉角 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉彎 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 轉彎 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉彎 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉彎 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉彎 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉彎 | |
Jin | Xinzhou | 拐彎子 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉彎 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 斡彎, 轉斡 |
Quanzhou | 斡彎 | |
Zhangzhou | 斡彎, 轉斡 | |
Tainan | 轉斡 | |
Chaozhou | 斡彎 | |
Shantou | 轉彎, 斡彎 | |
Jieyang | 斡彎 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 轉彎 |
Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 轉彎 |
Wenzhou | 轉匯 |
See also edit
Noun edit
轉彎
Derived terms edit
Pronunciation 2 edit
Verb edit
轉彎
- (intransitive) to rotate; to circle round