迂曲

yūqū
  1. circuitous
  2. tortuous
  3. roundabout

CEDICT

with many twists and turns; tortuous

Wiktionary

迂迴曲折。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 迂 yū
  1. literal-minded
  2. pedantic
  3. doctrinaire
  4. longwinded
  5. circuitous
=2 曲 qū
  1. bent
  2. crooked
  3. wrong
=2 曲 qū variant of 曲 qū
=2 曲 qū
  1. fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
  2. Taiwan pr. qú

Related entries

迂回 yūhuí
  1. roundabout route
  2. circuitous
  3. tortuous
  4. to outflank
  5. indirect
  6. roundabout
绕远儿 ràoyuǎnr
  1. to go the long way round
  2. to take a circuitous route
  3. (of a route) circuitous
迂 yū
  1. literal-minded
  2. pedantic
  3. doctrinaire
  4. longwinded
  5. circuitous
盘曲 pánqū
  1. coiled
  2. entwined
  3. tortuous
迂缓 yūhuǎn
  1. dilatory
  2. slow in movement
  3. roundabout
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