(idiom) twisting and turning; (idiom) tricky and complicated
trad. 七彎八拐
Also written 七彎八拐【qī wān bā guǎi】
Characters in this word
4七
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seven, 7
- Pinyin
- qī
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3044 of 2500
弯
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to bend, bent, a bend; a turn (in a road etc), CL:道[dao4]
- Pinyin
- wān
- Traditional
- 彎
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 9631 of 2500
八
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eight
- Pinyin
- bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3655 of 2500
拐
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to turn (a corner etc), to kidnap, to swindle, to misappropriate, seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]), variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
- Pinyin
- guǎi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 14247 of 2500