ngoắng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Twisted, coiled, or winding: Describes something that is not straight, often having many turns, bends, or twists, like a winding path or tangled thread.
- Complicated, convoluted: Can describe a situation, story, or process that is complex, intricate, and difficult to follow.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường lên núi thật ngoắng. (The mountain road is very winding.)
- Câu chuyện của anh ấy quá ngoắng, tôi không thể hiểu được. (His story is too convoluted; I can't understand it.)
- Sợi dây bị ngoắng lại với nhau. (The strings got twisted together.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngoắng ngoèo": A common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, emphasizing something is very twisted, serpentine, or excessively complicated.
- Đường làng ngoắng ngoèo quanh co. (The village path winds and twists.)
- Used to describe abstract concepts like thoughts or procedures.
- Thủ tục hành chính ngoắng quá. (The administrative procedure is too byzantine.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngoằn ngoèo (adj): A very close synonym meaning winding, zigzagging, serpentine. Often used interchangeably with or .
- Quanh co (adj): Winding, roundabout; can describe both physical paths and indirect speech.
- Rối (adj): Tangled, messy; focuses more on a state of disorder rather than a twisting shape.
Synonyms
- Quanh co: winding, roundabout.
- Khúc khuỷu: rugged, full of bumps and turns (often for roads).
- Phức tạp: complicated, complex (for abstract concepts).
Related Phrases
- Đường ngoắng: a winding road.
- Lời nói ngoắng: convoluted/evasive speech.
- Ngoắng như mớ bòng bong: (Idiom) As tangled as a ball of yarn; meaning extremely complicated and messy.
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