(adv)in a roundabout way, See Also:about the bush, Syn.วกวน, Example:เขาพูดวกไปวนมาจนฉันไม่เข้าใจว่าเขาต้องการจะบอกอะไรกันแน่, Thai Definition:อย่างไม่ตรงประเด็น, อย่างไม่ชัดเจน
[øm] (v) EN: go by an indirect road ; take a circuitous road ; take a tortuous road ; make a detour ; go by a roundabout way ; take a bypass ; doubleFR: contourner ; tourner autour ; prendre un chemin détourné ; doubler
n. 1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a carousel. [ British ] Smart. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
[取长补短 / 取長補短, qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ]lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (成语 saw from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts#29692[Add to Longdo]
[拐弯抹角 / 拐彎抹角, guǎi wān mò jiǎo, ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ]lit. (of road) winding and turning (成语 saw); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush#45156[Add to Longdo]
[转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角, zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo, ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ]lit. (of road) winding and turning (成语 saw); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush#91300[Add to Longdo]
[收之桑榆, shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ]to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts#94836[Add to Longdo]
[失之东隅,收之桑榆 / 失之東隅,收之桑榆, shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ]to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts[Add to Longdo]
[おくばにものがはさまる, okubanimonogahasamaru](exp, v5r) to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way[Add to Longdo]