大轉彎

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
 to make a turn; to turn; to get around
trad. (大轉彎) 大 轉彎
simp. (大转弯) 大 转弯

Etymology

At intersections under right-hand-traffic, making a left-turn requires a larger radius.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6du-tsoe-ue
      • MiniDict: du去 tsoe ue
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3du-tsoe-ue
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /du²² t͡sø⁵⁵ ue²¹/

Noun

大轉彎

  1. (Shanghainese, of a car) left turn

Usage notes

It is under the default right-hand-traffic circumstance. During the time when Shanghai adopt left-hand traffic before 1945, 大轉彎 means right-turn.

See also

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