n. (Hira=きょく) tune, piece of music, melody

n. (Trad=曲, Pinyin=qu1) yeast, leaven, tune, song, melody

adj. (Trad=曲, Pinyin=qu1) bent, crooked, crook, wrong

n. (Simp=曲, Pinyin=qu1) yeast, leaven, tune, song, melody

adj. (Simp=曲, Pinyin=qu1) bent, crooked, crook, wrong

[哭] wailing; lamentation

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[曲] a tune; an air; a piece; a melody; music

jiang1 yu4 qu3 zhi1, bi4 xian1 yu3 zhi1
To give in order to take.
(No further explanation)

yi4 qu3 tong2 gong1
Different tunes played with equal skill.
Obtaining the same result from different approaches.

qu1 yi4 feng2 ying2
Bending ones ideas to get a welcome.
Doing everything to please somebody.

qu1 tu1 xi3 xin1
Bending the chimney and removing the firewood.
Used in reference to precautionary measures that should be taken to eliminate the cause of possible dangers. Compare with 狡兔三窟 (jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1) and 有备无患 (you3 bei4 wu2 huan4).

qu3 gao1 he4 gua3
Highbrow songs find few singers.
The higher the level of a song is, the fewer people will join in the choir. Used to describe a book or speech that is too abstruse for ordinary people to understand.