城樓跑馬 [－楼－马]

Jyutping sing4 lau4 paau2 maa5
Pinyin chéng lóu pǎo mǎ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    歇後語​；​後​半句​係​「​一味​兜圈​」​，​指人講​嘢​唔​直接​，​不停​轉彎抹角
    to beat about the bush; literally: to keep a horse running around the city gate tower (and thus keep looping)