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Jyutping
jiu5 waan1 zi2
Pinyin
rào wān zi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. to go on a long detour
fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
to beat about the bush
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to go the long way round; to detour
verb, figuratively
to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw