彎 (waan1) — curved; winding; meandering in Cantonese
waanˉ¹彎简 弯
Mandarin Pinyin: wan1
Meaning of 彎
nouncurved; winding; meandering
nouncurve; bend; turn
nounhomosexual (as opposed to 直)
nounbend; flex; pull
Example Sentences with 彎
講話唔使轉彎抹角
Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋gapˉ¹急zyunˊ²轉waan1.彎。
This is a brain teaser.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日gaauˊ²搞waanˉ¹彎
He always messes things up.
neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪gaauˊ²搞waanˉ¹彎
Are you messing things up?
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaauˊ²搞waanˉ¹彎
Don't mess it up.
Words Containing 彎
大轉彎daai6 zyun3 waan1
volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)
背脊向後彎bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1
to arch one's back
彎男waan1 naam4
bent male (homosexual)
轉彎範圍zyun3 waan1 faan6 wai4
turning radius
彎低身waan1 dai1 san1
to bend over
九曲十三彎gau2 kuk1 sap6 saam1 waan1
nine bends thirteen curves, which means the way is really curvy
冇彎轉mou5 waan1 zyun3
a situation with no way out; deadlock; stalemate; a problem without a solution for example a marriage or relationship on the verge of breaking up etc.
轉彎抹角zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3
to speak in a roundabout way
臂彎bei3 waan1
crook of the arm
彎刀waan1 dou1
A sword with a blade curved for cutting, such as a sabre (US: saber), scimitar, tulwar etc
走彎路zau2 waan1 lou6
to take an indirect route
彎腰waan1 jiu1
to stoop | [粵]: 拗腰
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