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拐弯抹角 (拐彎抹角)

to proceed along a zig-zag road; going round the curves and skirting the corners

to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush; to equivocate

Example:

说话不要拐弯抹角。
Shuōhuà bùyào guǎiwānmòjiǎo.
Get to the point. Don’t beat around the bush.

拐弯抹角地提到某事
guǎiwānmòjiǎo de tídào mǒushì
refer to something obliquely; imply