转弯抹角
zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

转弯抹角
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zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo
  1. see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
抹
mā
  1. 1 to wipe
角
Jué
  1. 1 surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
  1. 1 angle
  2. 2 point of view
角色
jué sè
  1. 1 role
  2. 2 character in a novel
  3. 3 persona
  4. 4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
三角
sān jiǎo
  1. 1 triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
  1. 1 delta (geography)
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
八角
bā jiǎo
  1. 1 anise
  2. 2 star anise
  3. 3 aniseed
  4. 4 octagonal
  5. 5 Fructus Anisi stellati
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
口角
kǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
涂抹
tú mǒ
  1. 1 to paint
  2. 2 to smear
  3. 3 to apply (makeup etc)
  4. 4 to doodle
  5. 5 to erase
  6. 6 to obliterate
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
广角
guǎng jiǎo
  1. 1 wide-angle
  2. 2 panoramic
  3. 3 fig. wide perspective
  4. 4 panorama
抹去
mǒ qù
  1. 1 to erase
抹布
mā bù
  1. 1 cleaning rag
  2. 2 also pr. [mǒ bù]
抹杀
mǒ shā
  1. 1 to erase
  2. 2 to cover traces
  3. 3 to obliterate evidence
  4. 4 to expunge
  5. 5 to blot out
  6. 6 to suppress
抹茶
mǒ chá
  1. 1 green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)

Idioms (15)

初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
抹不下脸
mǒ bù xià liǎn
  1. 1 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. 3 to equivocate
  4. 4 to beat about the bush
淡妆浓抹
dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
  1. 1 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
浓妆艳抹
nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ
  1. 1 to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
  2. 2 dressed to the nines and wearing makeup
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
  6. 6 same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
  1. 1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
  2. 2 to bash one's head against a brick wall
  3. 3 a wild goose chase
  4. 4 a blind alley
  5. 5 to split hairs
头角峥嵘
tóu jiǎo zhēng róng
  1. 1 promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between
麟角凤觜
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rara avis
  3. 3 rarity

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