"Crooked" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp
 wāi xié crooked / askew / oblique / slanting / out of plumb
 gōu lóu stooped / crooked
 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side
 qū qū crooked
 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest
 wǎng to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain
 luán twisted / bent / crooked / cramped
 gōu bent / crooked
 wěi be bent / crooked (of bones)
 zhěn crooked / obstinate / twist a cord
 qī niǔ bā wāi misshapen / crooked / uneven (idiom)
 lī liū wāi xié crooked / deformed / twisted
 wāi diǎn zi illegal device / devious / crooked
 yuān crooked (tree)
 wǎn ankle / fetlock / bent / crooked
 jiān shāng profiteer / crooked merchant
 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
 wāi askew / at a crooked angle / devious / noxious / (coll.) to lie on one's side
 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom) / corrupt practices / crooked methods / dishonesty
 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
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