jiu5 but6 zi2繞脖子绕脖子
Jyutpingjiu5 but6 zi2
Yaleyíuh buth jí

Definition

tricky; to beat about the bush

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

鞣製鞣制
jau4 zai3to tan (leather)
一毛不拔
jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
煙霾烟霾
jin1 maai4smoke
腴
jyu4fat on belly; rich
魚死網破鱼死网破
jyu4 sei2 mong5 po3lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
夭心夭肺
jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3being upset because of words said by others, or things done by others
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