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우회
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
우측
우크라이나
우편
우편물
우편함
우표
우호
우호적
우회
우회적
우회전
우회하다
운
운동
운동권
운동량
운동복
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