# 轉彎
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuǎnwān
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^2$ waan$^1$ / zyun$^3$ waan$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chón-vân
* Eastern Min (BUC): diōng-uăng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choán-oan / tńg-oan
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsoe $^1$ue; $^5$tsoe-ue$_1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwān
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwan
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^3$-wan$^1$
*** Yale: jwǎn-wān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanuan
*** Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnwānr
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnwanr
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^3$-wan$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jwǎn-wānr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanual
*** Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^2$ waan$^1$ / zyun$^3$ waan$^1$
*** Yale: jyún wāan / jyun wāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^2$ waan$^1$ / dzyn$^3$ waan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^2$ wan$^1$ / jun$^3$ wan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³⁵ waːn⁵⁵/, /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chón-vân
*** Hakka Romanization System: zon$^ˋ$ van$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zon$^3$ van$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡son³¹ van²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: diōng-uăng
*** Sinological IPA : /tuoŋ³³⁻²¹ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-oan
*** Tâi-lô: tsuán-uan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoafn'oafn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tńg-oan
*** Tâi-lô: tńg-uan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dngfoafn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsoe $^1$ue; $^5$tsoe-ue$_1$
*** MiniDict: tsoe$^去$ ue$^平$; tsoe$^去$ ue$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsoe $^1$ue; $^2$tsoe-ue$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø⁴⁴ ue⁵³/, /t͡sø³³ ue⁴⁴/
* $^5$tsoe $^1$ue - as a verb;
* $^5$tsoe-ue$_1$ - as a verb or a noun.

#### Verb

轉⫽彎 (verb-object)
* to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)
* (figurative, of a person) to change one's view; to pursue a new course; to adapt one's thinking according to the situation
* (figurative) to beat around the bush; to speak or think indirectly

##### Synonyms

* (to make a turn):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 拐彎, 轉彎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拐彎兒, 轉彎兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 轉彎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 轉彎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拐彎兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 倒拐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 轉彎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 轉彎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 轉彎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 轉彎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 轉角 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 轉彎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 轉彎 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 拐彎子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 轉彎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 斡彎, 轉斡 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 斡彎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 斡彎, 轉斡 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 轉斡 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 踅彎 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 斡彎 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 轉彎, 斡彎 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 斡彎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 轉彎 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 轉彎 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 轉匯 |
* (to change one's view): (Hokkien) 斡彎／斡弯, 轉斡／转斡

##### See also

* 轉彎子／转弯子

#### Noun

轉彎
* turn; corner; bend

#### Derived terms

* 大轉彎 / 大转弯
* 急轉彎 / 急转弯 (jízhuǎnwān)
* 腦筋急轉彎 / 脑筋急转弯 (nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān)
* 轉彎抹角 / 转弯抹角 (zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuànwān
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^3$ waan$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwān
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwan
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^4$-wan$^1$
*** Yale: jwàn-wān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannuan
*** Palladius: чжуаньвань (čžuanʹvanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wän⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànwānr
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànwanr
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^4$-wan$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jwàn-wānr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannual
*** Palladius: чжуаньваньр (čžuanʹvanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^3$ waan$^1$
*** Yale: jyun wāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^3$ waan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^3$ wan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/

#### Verb

轉彎
* (intransitive) to rotate; to circle round