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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

Neighboring words in the dictionary

셔셔틀버스소소각소각장소각하다소개소개되다소개팅소고소고기소굴소금소기소나기소나무소낙비
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