紆う余よ

noun

meandering; winding

Describes a twisting, turning path or course, often used in the set phrase 紆余曲折 (うよきょくせつ) for a complicated, roundabout process.

• 人じん生せいは紆う余よ曲きょく折せつの連れん続ぞくだ。

  Life is a series of twists and turns.

• この川かわは紆う余よしながら流ながれている。

  This river flows meanderingly.