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waan1
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[adj] curved; winding; meandering [n] curve; bend; turn [v] bend; flex; pull Note: This nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending synonym in 屈 [wat1]. Stroke count: 22
Level: 3
Radical: 弓 (#57)
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Don't confuse with: 灣變戀孌燮 |
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| This character was last edited on 29th Jun 2008 | |
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轉彎
zyun3 waan1 = to turn round a corner
走彎路
zau2 waan1 lou6 = to take an indirect route
彎曲
waan1 kuk1 = bend; curve; warp; bent; winding; warped
拐彎
gwaai2 waan1 = to turn at a bend
港彎
gong2 waan1 = a harbor
拐彎兒
gwaai2 waan1 ji4 = to take a turn; to go on a new course國
背脊向後彎
bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1 = to arch one's back
向前彎
hoeng3 cin4 waan1 = to bend forward
彎腰
waan1 jiu1 = [v] to stoop
大轉彎
daai6 zyun3 waan1 = volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)See all 14 compounds |
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Showing 1 example containing 彎
講話唔使轉彎抹角 粵
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Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 彎
Unicode code for this character: U+5f4e (off-site link)
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