遶〔绕〕 {rào}

1. to wind
2. to coil (thread)
3. to rotate around
4. to spiral
5. to move around
6. to go round (an obstacle)
7. to by-pass
8. to make a detour
9. to confuse
10. to perplex

繞〔绕〕 jiu⁵ {rào}

1. to wind
2. to coil (thread)
3. to rotate around
4. to spiral
5. to move around
6. to go round (an obstacle)
7. to by-pass
8. to make a detour
9. to confuse
10. to perplex

繞地〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ dei⁶ {rào dì}

to orbit the earth

繞道〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ dou⁶ {rào dào}

1. roundabout route
2. detour

繞過〔绕过〕 jiu⁵ gwo³ {rào guò}

1. to detour
2. to bypass
3. to circumvent
4. to avoid
5. to wind around (of a road etc)

繞行〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ hang⁴ {rào xíng}

1. detour
2. long way around

繞繞〔绕绕〕 jiu⁵ jiu⁵ {rào rào}

1. twisting and turning
2. involved and tricky

繞流〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ lau⁴ {rào liú}

turbulence (in fluid mechanics)

繞路〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ lou⁶ {rào lù}

1. to make a detour
2. to take the long route

繞膝〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ sat¹ {rào xī}

1. (children) run around parent's knees
2. fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents

繞手〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ sau² {rào shǒu}

1. thorny issue
2. tricky case

繞射〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ se⁶ {rào shè}

interference (of wave motion in physics)

繞騰〔绕腾〕 jiu⁵ tang⁴ {rào teng}

1. to run a long way around
2. fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
3. to beat about the bush

繞彎〔绕弯〕 jiu⁵ waan¹ {rào wān}

1. to go for a walk around
2. fig. to speak in a roundabout way

繞嘴〔绕-〕 jiu⁵ zeoi² {rào zuǐ}

1. hard to get one's mouth around
2. a tongue-twister

繞組〔绕组〕 jiu⁵ zou² {rào zǔ}

coil (in electric motor or transformer)

繞脖子〔绕--〕 jiu⁵ but⁶ zi² {rào bó zi}

1. tricky
2. involved
3. to beat about the bush

繞口令〔绕--〕 jiu⁵ hau² ling⁶ {rào kǒu lìng}

tongue-twister

繞圈子〔绕--〕 jiu⁵ hyun¹ zi² {rào quān zi}

1. to go around in circles
2. to make a detour
3. (fig.) to beat about the bush

繞一圈〔绕--〕 jiu⁵ jat¹ hyun¹ {rào yī quān}

1. to go around one time
2. to do a circuit

繞遠兒〔绕远儿〕 jiu⁵ jyun⁵ ji⁴ {rào yuǎn r}

1. the road twists here and there
2. to make a detour
3. to take a long way around

繞彎兒〔绕弯儿〕 jiu⁵ waan¹ ji⁴ {rào wān r}

1. to go for a walk around
2. fig. to speak in a roundabout way

繞彎子〔绕弯-〕 jiu⁵ waan¹ zi² {rào wān zi}

1. lit. to go on a long detour
2. fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
3. to beat about the bush

繞梁三日〔绕---〕 jiu⁵ loeng⁴ saam¹ jat⁶ {rào liáng sān rì}

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

繞來繞去〔绕来绕-〕 jiu⁵ loi⁴ jiu⁵ heoi³ {rào lái rào qù}

meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere

繞膝承歡〔绕--欢〕 jiu⁵ sat¹ sing⁴ fun¹ {rào xī chéng huān}

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

繞彎子兒〔绕弯-儿〕 jiu⁵ waan¹ zi² ji⁴ {rào wān zǐ r}

1. lit. to go on a long detour
2. fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
3. to beat about the bush