拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

拐 guǎi
HSK 5
kidnap, abduct; turn
彎 wān bend, curve
抹 mò
HSK 6
smear, apply, wipe off, erase
角 jiǎo
HSK 3
horn; angle, corner; point