转腰子

Traditional: 轉腰子

zhuàn yāo zi

Dictionary entry

(coll.) to pace around nervously

What does 转腰子 mean?

转腰子 (zhuàn yāo zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) to pace around nervously

2to speak indirectly

3to beat about the bush

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转zhuǎisee 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]腰yāothe waist and lower back · (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)子zǐson · child

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转腰子

zhuàn yāo zi

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