| 繞 | 1438A40 93B.70-1 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄖㄠˋ [rao4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) Entwine, intertwine: 纏繞 to wind round; 繞在一起 twine together; 繞起來 twist together, coil or wind up. (2) Revolve, encircle: 繞場一週 go round the stadium (or any enclosed area) once; 繞地球一週 revolve round the earth once; 圍繞 surround; 環繞 enclose, encircle; 繞過 by-pass; 繞道兒 [rao4dao4]([er0])↓; 繞路 make a detour; 繞行 go in a roundabout way; 繞越 make a detour to bypass; 繞圈（彎）子 (lit. & fig.) go in a circle; 繞圈兒 ditto; 繞脖子 ditto; 繞彎兒 take a stroll; 繞月軌道 (astron.) lunar orbit. | |||||
| Words | 1. 繞道（兒） [rao4dao4]([er0]), v. i. & n., detour. 2. 繞住 [rao4zhu0], adj., temporarily confused, perplexed, bewildered, nonplussed. 3. 繞指柔 [rao4zhi3rou2], phr., (of persons) pliant or tractable (“can be twisted around the finger”). 4. 繞口令（兒） [rao4kou3ling4]([er0]), n., (1) a tongue twister; (2) roundabout talk. 5. 繞樑 [rao4liang2], adj., (of music) reverberating: 繞樑三日 the tone lingered in the room for three days. 6. 繞磨 [rao4mo0], v. t., (1) set a trap for (s. o.); (2) to wind round. 7. 繞嘴 [rao4zui3], adj., difficult to pronounce or speak. 8. 繞遠兒 [rao4yuaaer0], v. i., (lit. & fig.) go in a roundabout way. | |||||