迂迴曲折

迂回曲折
yūhuíqūzhé

with many twists and turns; twisted; tortuous

Wiktionary

Homographs

迂回曲折 yūhuíqūzhé
  1. meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. going around in circles

Entry Composition

1 迂迴 yūhuí
  1. roundabout route
  2. circuitous
  3. tortuous
  4. to outflank
  5. indirect
  6. roundabout
2 曲折 qūzhé
  1. winding
  2. (fig.) complicated