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winding and turning (idiom)

曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎn wān
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Synonyms
to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved · (in set phrases such as 委曲求全 wěi qū qiú quán) to yield; to make concessions · (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect · (literary) detailed; elaborate委曲wěi qūlit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) · fig. to speak in a roundabout way · to equivocate · to beat about the bush拐弯抹角guǎi wān mò jiǎo
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