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兜圈子

兜圈子

Chinese

		pocket	circle; ring
simp. and trad. (兜圈子)		兜	圈子

Verb

兜圈子

to circle; to go around in circles
to beat around the bush

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dōu quānzi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡㄑㄩㄢㄗ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau¹ hyun¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dōu quānzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡㄑㄩㄢㄗ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dou chiuan.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau¹ hyun¹ zi²
  - Yale: dāu hyūn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau¹ hyn¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/