繞 (jiu5) — detour; bypass; go round in Cantonese
jiuˏ₅繞简 绕
Mandarin Pinyin: rao4
Meaning of 繞
noundetour; bypass; go round
nouncoil; entwine; wind
nounmove around; circle; revolve
nounconfuse; baffle; bewilder
Example Sentences with 繞
hoengˉ¹香fanˉ¹薰liuˉ¹繚jimˏ₅繞
The incense smoke lingered.
Words Containing 繞
繞梁三日jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6
sonorous and resounding (lit., "reverberates around the rafters for three days", esp. of singing voice)
纏繞cin4 jiu5
wind around; entangle; bother
環繞waan4 jiu5
surround; encircle; revolve around
繚繞liu4 jiu5
wind around; coil around; curl around
繞道jiu5 dou6
(of manner, speech, path, route, etc.) roundabout; not straight; indirect; circuitous
圍繞wai4 jiu5
revolve around; centre on
繞口令jiu5 hau2 ling6
a tongue twister
觀塘繞道gun1 tong4 jiu5 dou6
Kwun Tong Bypass, an elevated bypass expressway in Hong Kong
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