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우회迂廻/迂回

[ uhoe ]
「명사」 Noun
• detour

The act of taking the long way, not going by the shortest route.

roads & streets
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 迂 (오, 우)
    –to go around, to detour, distant, indirect, circuitous
  • 廻 (회)
    –to turn, to revolve, to circle around, to detour
  • 回 (회)
    –to return, to go back, to turn, to revolve, to reconsider, turn back in thought

Synonyms

  • 돌아오다
    –come back; return; be one's turn; receive; achieve; detour; restore; regain; come in
  • 두르다
    –put something around; wear; stack around; install around; hug; pour oil; oil; grease; go around; borrow; shift; detour; indirectly express

Derived words

  • 우회적
    –
    • 1
      being roundabout; being indirect
    • 2
      roundabout; indirect
  • 우회하다
    –take a roundabout way; detour; make a circuit

Neighboring words in the dictionary

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