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拐彎兒

gwaai2 waan1 ji4

guai3 wan1 er5

to take a turn; to go on a new course | [粵] 轉彎

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Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

拐彎兒

This word was added by bybell on 20th Aug 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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拐 gwaai2 guai3 - to kidnap; to abduct; to turn
彎 waan1 wan1 - curve; bend; winding
兒 ji4 er2 er1 ni2 er5 - child

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