轉彎抹角 (zyun3 waan1 mut3 gok3) — to speak in a roundabout way in Cantonese | HKDictionary

zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎mut˗₃抹gok˗₃角

简转弯抹角

Mandarin Pinyin: zhuan3 wan1 mo4 jiao3

Meaning of 轉彎抹角

nounto speak in a roundabout way

nounto beat about the bush

nounindirectly implying

nounto equivocate

Example Sentences with 轉彎抹角

講話唔使轉彎抹角

Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.

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Characters in 轉彎抹角

transfer; pass on; transmit

curved; winding; meandering

erase; blot out; obliterate

(of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler

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