quanh queo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Winding, circuitous, or meandering: Describes a path, road, or route that has many turns, bends, or curves; not straight or direct.
- Indirect or roundabout: Can describe speech, reasoning, or actions that are not straightforward, clear, or to the point.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường vào làng rất quanh queo. (The road into the village is very winding.)
- Anh ta trả lời một cách quanh queo, không đi thẳng vào vấn đề. (He answered in a roundabout way, not getting straight to the point.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe complicated, non-linear thought processes or narratives.
- Câu chuyện của ông ấy quanh queo khó hiểu. (His story is convoluted and hard to understand.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quanh co (adj): Also means winding, circuitous, or evasive. Often used interchangeably with "quanh queo," though "quanh co" may more frequently imply evasion in speech.
- Đừng nói quanh co nữa! (Stop beating around the bush!)
Synonyms
- Winding: Having a twisting or spiral course.
- Circuitous: Longer than the most direct way; roundabout.
- Meandering: Following a winding course.
- Indirect: Not proceeding straight to the point.
Related Idioms
Đường quanh queo: A winding road.
- Đường quanh queo dẫn lên núi. (The winding road leads up the mountain.)
Nói quanh queo: To speak in a roundabout manner.
- Cô ấy cứ nói quanh queo mãi. (She kept talking in circles.)