zǒu wān lùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
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Original source entry:

走彎路 走弯路 [zou3 wan1 lu4] /to take an indirect route/to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method/

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