Lingaku- lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- fig. to speak in a roundabout way
- to equivocate
- to beat about the bush
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to speak in a roundabout way
- to equivocate
- to beat about the bush
This phrase is used to describe someone who does not speak directly or precisely, often avoiding clear statements or getting straight to the point.
He always speaks in a roundabout way and doesn't want to express his meaning directly.
In the meeting, she spoke in a roundabout way, causing everyone to misunderstand her point of view.
This meaning highlights the action of being deliberately vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead or avoid commitment.
He always equivocates when answering questions, as if he is trying to find excuses.
This meaning indicates avoiding the main topic or issue, often resulting in frustrating delays in communication.
She always beats about the bush, causing us to waste a lot of time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de的shuō fǎ说法to speak in a roundabout wayguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de的fāng shì方式a roundabout wayguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de地biǎo dá表达to express something indirectlyguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de地jiě shì解释to explain in a roundabout mannerbù不xǐ huan喜欢guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角to dislike beating around the bushguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de的tài du态度a roundabout attitudehuì会guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角to be good at equivocationguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de的gōu tōng沟通roundabout communicationxǐ huan喜欢guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角to prefer indirectnessguǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角de的tán huà谈话a roundabout conversationbì miǎn避免guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角to avoid ambiguity