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大轉彎 (daai6 zyun3 waan1) — volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy) in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎
简 大转弯
Mandarin Pinyin: xiang4 hou4 zhuan3

Meaning of 大轉彎

nounvolte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)
nouna volte-face; a big turn

Example Sentences with 大轉彎

gaa˗₃架ceˉ¹車daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎。
The car made a sharp turn.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎。
They made a drastic change.
zing˗₃政ziˊ²策daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎。
The policy took a sharp turn.
go˗₃個waanˉ¹彎houˊ²好daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎。
That corner is a sharp turn.
fongˉ¹方hoeng˗₃向daaiˍ₆大zyun˗₃轉waanˉ¹彎。
The direction changed suddenly.
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Characters in 大轉彎

大daai6
a Chinese family name
轉zyun2
transfer; pass on; transmit
彎waan1
curved; winding; meandering

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