紆う余よ曲きょく折せつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

twists and turns; ups and downs; vicissitudes

Describes a winding path or a complicated, eventful process. Often used for life stories, negotiations, or historical developments. The する form is intransitive.

• 彼かれの人じん生せいは紆う余よ曲きょく折せつに満みちている。

  His life has been full of twists and turns.

• 交こう渉しょうは紆う余よ曲きょく折せつを経へてようやく合ごう意いに達たっした。

  After many complications, the negotiations finally reached an agreement.