七弯八拐 — Chinese idiom
七弯八拐
qī wān bā guǎi
Traditional: 七彎八拐
Meaning
- twisting and turning
- tricky and complicated
Character by character
- 七qīseven
- 弯wānbend, curve, turn
- 八bāeight; all around, all sides
- 拐guǎito kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch
Idioms sharing a character
- 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
- 七手八脚 qī shǒu bā jiǎo
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu
- 七窍生烟 qī qiào shēng yān
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò
- 乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo
- 横七竖八 héng qī shù bā
- 乌七八糟 wū qī bā zāo
- 拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo
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