兜圈子

Chinese

		pocket	circle; ring; community circle; ring; community; clique; social circle
simp. and trad. (兜圈子)		兜	圈子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dōu quānzi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau¹ hyun¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dōu quānzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dou chiuan.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau¹ hyun¹ zi²
  - Yale: dāu hyūn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau¹ hyn¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo¹ hün¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

兜圈子

to circle; to go around in circles
(figuratively) to beat around the bush

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