九曲十八彎

Chinese

		nine	tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	eighteen; 18	bend; bent
trad. (九曲十八彎)		九	曲	十八	彎
simp. (九曲十八弯)		九	曲	十八	弯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔ qū shíbā wān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄨㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔ qū shíbā wān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒu cyu shíhba wan
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³ chʻü¹ shih²-pa¹ wan¹
  - Yale: jyǒu chyū shŕ-bā wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeou chiu shyrba uan
  - Palladius: цзю цюй шиба вань (czju cjuj šiba vanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

Idiom

九曲十八彎

tortuous; full of bends

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 九曲十三彎／九曲十三弯

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