九曲十八彎

九曲十八弯
jiǔqūshíbāwān

tortuous; full of bends

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Entry Composition

1 九 jiǔ
  1. nine
  2. 9
=2 曲 Qū surname Qu
=2 曲 qū
  1. bent
  2. crooked
  3. wrong
=2 曲 qǔ
  1. tune
  2. song

classifier: 支
=2 曲 qū variant of 麴 qū
=2 曲 qū
  1. fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
  2. Taiwan pr. qú
3 十八 shíbā
  1. eighteen
  2. 18
4 彎 wān
  1. to bend
  2. bent
  3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)

classifier: 道