Chinese word dictionary

掰弯

bāi wān · to bend; (slang) to turn a straight person gay

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Word information

Simplified掰弯

Traditional掰彎

Pinyinbāi wān

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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掰bāi

to rip, to tear

弯wān

bend, curve, turn

How to learn 掰弯

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Words with the same characters

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拐弯guǎiwān

to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction

弯曲wānqū

to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp

走弯路zǒuwānlù

to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

掰开bāi kāi

to pull apart; to pry open with the hands

假掰gēi bāi

(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])

瞎掰xiā bāi

(coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around