急轉彎

See also: 急转弯

Chinese

		hurried; worried	to make a turn; to turn; to get around
trad. (急轉彎)		急	轉彎
simp. (急转弯)		急	转弯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jízhuǎnwān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gap¹ zyun³ waan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kip-tńg-oan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jízhuǎnwān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhuǎnwan
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-chuan³-wan¹
  - Yale: jí-jwǎn-wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijoanuan
  - Palladius: цзичжуаньвань (czičžuanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jízhuǎnwānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhuǎnwanr
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-chuan³-wan¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: jí-jwǎn-wānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijoanual
  - Palladius: цзичжуаньваньр (czičžuanʹvanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gap¹ zyun³ waan¹
  - Yale: gāp jyun wāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gap⁷ dzyn³ waan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geb¹ jun³ wan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐp̚⁵ t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kip-tńg-oan
  - Tâi-lô: kip-tńg-uan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kipd'ngfoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kip̚⁵⁻²⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kip̚³²⁻⁵ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kip̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/

Verb

急轉彎

(of a path) to curve sharply
(of a vehicle) to swerve
急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。 [MSC, trad.]
急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。 [MSC, simp.]
Jízhuǎnwān yǐ bìmiǎn zhuàng dào dòngwù shì zàochéng chēhuò de zhǔyào yuányīn. [Pinyin]
Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.
(figurative) to make a sudden change

Synonyms

(to curve sharply): 急轉／急转 (jízhuǎn)

Derived terms

腦筋急轉彎／脑筋急转弯 (nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān)