拐弯抹角

Traditional (Taiwan): 拐彎抹角

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guǎiwānmòjiǎo ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

- lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- to equivocate
- to beat about the bush

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

旁敲侧击 pángqiāocèjī

Antonyms 反义词

开门见山 kāiménjiànshān
直截了当 zhíjiéliǎodàng

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