迂 yū — circuitous; winding; roundabout; tortuous; meandering; indirect; devious
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Basic definition
Detailed explanation
- adjective (形声。从辵( chuò)，于声。本义:曲折，绕远)
- adjective circuitous;winding;roundabout e.g 迂直 · 迂折 · 迂弘 · 迂邈 · 迂路 · 迂深 · 迂言 · 迂僻 · 迂狂 · 迂谈 · 迂傲
- adjective stubborn adherence to outworn rules and ideas;pedantry e.g 迂妄 · 迂小 · 迂板 · 迂癖 · 迂僻 · 迂呆 · 迂谬 · 迂薄
- adjective evil;heretical e.g 迂邪
- adjective slow
Related words
- 迂回 roundabout; circuitous; tortuous; winding; meandering; to outflank; indirect
- 迂腐 pedantic; old-fashioned; inflexible; impractical; hidebound; bookish; stodgy
- 迂缓 slow and sluggish; dilatory
- 迂阔 impractical; pedantic and vague
- 迂论 pedantic argument; outdated view
- 迂夫子 an old-fashioned pedant; a hopeless bookworm
- 迂曲 circuitous; tortuous; winding; meandering; roundabout; twisty; indirect