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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 mo4to plaster; to go around; to skirt
2拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān jiǎoguai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
3抹胸 抹胸 xiōngmo4 xiong1old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
4转变抹角 轉變抹角 zhuǎn biàn jiǎozhuan3 bian4 mo4 jiao3lit. (of road) winding and turning (idiom); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
5转弯抹角 轉彎抹角 zhuǎn wān jiǎozhuan3 wan1 mo4 jiao3see 拐弯抹角