rào bó zi

绕 脖 子

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v.metaspeak or act in a roundabout way; act in a roundabout way
- qǐng yǒu huà zhí shuō bié rào bó zi
  请有话直说，别绕脖子。
  Be frank, please. Don't beat about the bush.
2
adj.meta(of language or an issue) knotty; thorny
- tā jìn shuō xiē rào bó zi de huà
  她尽说些绕脖子的话。
  She is always talking in riddles.
- liǎng dào rào bó zi de suàn shù tí
  两道绕脖子的算术题
  two tricky mathematical problems
- zhè jù huà tài rào bó zi le
  这句话太绕脖子了。
  The sentence is too involved.

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