兜圈

Chinese

pocket
circle; ring; loop
circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
 
trad. (兜圈) 兜 圈
simp. #(兜圈) 兜 圈

Pronunciation

Verb

兜圈

  1. (Cantonese) to circle; to go around in circles
  2. (Cantonese, figurative) to beat around the bush

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 拐彎抹角 (“to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 拐彎抹角, 轉彎抹角, 兜圈子, 繞圈子, 繞彎子, 繞彎
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎兒抹角兒, 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒, 繞彎兒
Taiwan 拐彎抹角
Singapore 拐彎抹角
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 拐彎兒抹角兒, 轉彎抹角
Cantonese Hong Kong 轉彎抹角, 兜圈, 遊花園
Gan Lichuan 拐彎抹角
Southern Min Xiamen 彎來斡去, 踅玲瑯
Zhangzhou 踅玲瑯
Tainan 轉彎踅角, 彎來斡去, 彎彎斡斡, 踅玲瑯
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