拐彎 [－弯]

Jyutping gwaai2 waan1
Pinyin guǎi wān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to go round a curve
  2. to turn a corner
  3. fig. a new direction
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    大幅度​噉​轉彎
    to make a big turn
    • 落雨果陣拐彎小心啲。
      落雨果阵拐弯小心啲。
      lok6 jyu5 gwo2 zan6 gwaai2 waan1 siu2 sam1 di1
      Be careful when you make a turn in the rain.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to turn; to change direction
    (syn.) 轉斡, 轉彎兒, 倒拐, 拐彎子, 斡彎, 拐彎, 轉彎, 拐彎兒, 轉角
  2. noun
    turn (change of direction)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1444
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你到这儿拐弯角上去坐地铁。
    你到這兒拐彎角上去坐地鐵。
    nǐ dào zhè er guǎi wān jiǎo shàng qù zuò dì tiě 。
    • Turn here to get on the subway.
  2. Mandarin
    绿灯时，拐弯车要让人。
    綠燈時，拐彎車要讓人。
    lǜ dēng shí ， guǎi wān chē yào ràng rén 。
    • When the light is green, cars turning must yield to pedestrians.
    • When the light is green, cars turning must give way to pedestrians.
  3. Mandarin
    不要拐弯抹角。
    不要拐彎抹角。
    bù yào guǎi wān mò jiǎo 。
    • Don't beat around the bush.
    • Don't beat about the bush.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆拐弯儿拐得太快了，把车开到了水沟里。
    湯姆拐彎兒拐得太快了，把車开到了水溝裏。
    tāng mǔ guǎi wān er guǎi dé tài kuài le ， bǎ chē kāi dào liǎo shuǐ gōu lǐ 。
    • Tom was driving too fast on the bend and ended up in the ditch.
    • Tom took the bend too fast and landed in the ditch.
    • Tom was driving too fast on the corner and ended up in the ditch.
    • Tom took the corner too fast and landed in the ditch.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    落雨果阵拐弯小心啲。
    落雨果陣拐彎小心啲。
    lok6 jyu5 gwo2 zan6 gwaai2 waan1 siu2 sam1 di1
    • Be careful when you make a turn in the rain.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    拐弯
    拐彎
    guǎi wān
    • to turn (at a corner)