一波三折 (jat1 bo1 saam1 zit3) — calligraphic flourish with many twists (fig., many twists and turns) in Cantonese

jatˉ¹boˉ¹saamˉ¹zit˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2

Meaning of 一波三折

nouncalligraphic flourish with many twists (fig., many twists and turns)

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