曲 里 拐 弯

qū lǐ guǎi wāndictionary entry

winding and turning (idiom)

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Original source entry:

曲裡拐彎曲里拐弯 [qu1 li3 guai3 wan1] /winding and turning (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 曲裡拐彎

曲
qū
bent / crooked / wrong / fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qú]
qǔ
tune / song / CL:支[zhī]
Qū
surname Qu
里
lǐ
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels
Lǐ
surname Li
拐
guǎi
to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate / seven (used as a substitute for 七[qī]) / cane / walking stick / crutch / old man's staff
弯
wān
to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dào]

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