拐彎抹角 [－弯－－]

Jyutping gwaai2 waan1 mut3 gok3
Pinyin guǎi wān mò jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
  2. fig. to speak in a roundabout way
  3. to equivocate
  4. to beat about the bush
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.