峰回路转

HSK 7-9

fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn

serpentine path; unexpected turn; twist

(of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn

山路弯弯，峰回路转。

shānlù wānwān, fēnhuí lùzhuǎn.

Mountain roads twist and turn, leading around each peak.

事情峰回路转，出乎意料。

shìqíng fēnhuí lùzhuǎn, chūxǔ yìliào.

Events took an unexpected turn.