loăn xoăn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Curly or Wavy: Describes hair, threads, or similar thin, flexible objects that form a series of spirals, curves, or ringlets. It implies a natural or inherent curled state.
- Intricately Twisted or Coiled: Can describe something that is twisted or coiled in a complex, often decorative, manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Mái tóc cô ấy loăn xoăn một cách tự nhiên. (Her hair is naturally curly.)
- Sợi dây thừng cũ đã loăn xoăn lại. (The old rope had become twisted and coiled.)
- Những làn khói loăn xoăn bốc lên. (Curling wisps of smoke rose.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe patterns, lines, or shapes that are not straight but instead feature continuous curves or spirals.
- Đường nét hoa văn loăn xoăn trên bình gốm. (The pattern on the ceramic vase has intricate, swirling lines.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xoăn (adj): Curly. This is the root word and is often simpler and more direct than "loăn xoăn."
- Tóc xoăn (curly hair).
Synonyms
- Curly: Having curls or a curved shape.
- Wavy: Having a series of curves.
- Coiled: Formed into a series of rings.
- Spiraled: Winding in a continuous curve.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Loăn xoăn như tóc rối: As tangled/twisted as messy hair. Used to describe a situation or story that is very complicated or convoluted.
- Vụ việc đó loăn xoăn như tóc rối, khó mà hiểu được. (That matter is as tangled as messy hair; it's hard to understand.)