兜圈子
Chinese
| trad. (兜圈子) | 兜 | 圈子 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. #(兜圈子) | 兜 | 圈子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōu quānzi
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄡ ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dou cyuanzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tou1 chʻüan1-tzŭ5
- Yale: dōu chywān-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dou chiuan.tzy
- Palladius: доу цюаньцзы (dou cjuanʹczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /toʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dau1 hyun1 zi2
- Yale: dāu hyūn jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: dau1 hyn1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: deo1 hün1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐu̯⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
兜圈子
- to circle; to go around in circles
- (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 | |