tā / qū / lǐ / guǎi / wān / de / shuō / le / bàn / tiān / dà / jiā / hái / shì / méi / tīng / dǒng / tā / de / yì / si

他曲里拐弯地说了半天，大家还是没听懂他的意思。

He talked in a roundabout way for a long time, but no one understood what he meant.