绕肠子

Traditional (Taiwan): 繞腸子

ràochángzi ㄖㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ

    • to scheme in a roundabout, calculating way

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
wind the intestines
Meaning
To scheme or think in a roundabout, calculating way; see 绕花花肠子.

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