九曲桥上扛毛竹，转弯抹角九曲橋上扛毛竹，轉彎抹角九曲橋上扛毛竹，轉彎抹角

carrying a moso bamboo across a zigzag bridge: turning corners

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who speaks or acts in a roundabout way instead of getting to the point. Mildly critical.

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Simplified: 九曲桥上扛毛竹，转弯抹角
Traditional (Taiwan): 九曲橋上扛毛竹，轉彎抹角
Pinyin: jiǔqǔ qiáo shang káng máozhú, zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiǔqǔ qiáo shàng káng máozhú, zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ，ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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