遊花園
Chinese
| to roam; to wander | flower garden; garden | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遊花園) | 遊 | 花園 | |
| simp. (游花园) | 游 | 花园 | |
| Literally: “to wander around the garden”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau4 faa1 jyun4-2
- Yale: yàuh fā yún
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau4 faa1 jyn4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo4 fa1 yun4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯²¹ faː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
遊⫽花園 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant; 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 | |