迂迴

See also: 迂廻 and 迂回

Chinese

		literal-minded	to curve; to return; to revolve
trad. (迂迴)		迂	迴
simp. (迂回)		迂	回
alternative forms		迂回 紆回／纡回 紆迴／纡迴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yūhuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu¹ wui⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): u-hôe / i-hôe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yūhuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuhuéi
    • Wade–Giles: yü¹-hui²
    • Yale: yū-hwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuhwei
    • Palladius: юйхуэй (jujxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu¹ wui⁴
    • Yale: yū wùih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy¹ wui⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu¹ wui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: u-hôe
    • Tâi-lô: u-huê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: u'hoee
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /u³³ hue²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u⁴⁴⁻²² hue²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: i-hôe
    • Tâi-lô: i-huê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'hoee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁴⁴⁻²² hue¹³/

Adjective

迂迴

1. full of twists and turns; roundabout; circuitous; meandering; tortuous
2. indirect

Synonyms

• (full of twists): 曲折 (qūzhé), 委曲 (wěiqū), 彎曲／弯曲 (wānqū)

Derived terms

• 迂迴曲折 / 迂回曲折 (yūhuíqūzhé)

 

Verb

迂迴

1. to outflank

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (迂迴):

• → Japanese: 迂回(うかい) (ukai)
• → Korean: 우회(迂廻) (uhoe)