quặn quẹo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Twisted; coiled; contorted: Describes something that is bent, curved, or wound into a spiral or irregular shape, often implying a state of being tangled or not straight.
- Warped; crooked: Can describe something that is physically bent out of its original or intended straight line.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sợi dây thép quặn quẹo. (The wire is twisted.)
- Con đường quặn quẹo qua đồi. (The road winds crookedly through the hills.)
- Cành cây khô quặn quẹo. (The dry branch is gnarled and contorted.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts like a twisted or convoluted line of thinking, though this is less common.
- Lý lẽ quặn quẹo. (Convoluted reasoning.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quăn queo (adj): A variant form with the same meaning: twisted, coiled.
- Sợi dây quăn queo. (The string is coiled.)
Synonyms
- Twisted: Bent out of shape.
- Coiled: Formed into a series of rings.
- Contorted: Twisted or bent into an unnatural shape.
- Winding: Having a twisting or spiral course.
- Crooked: Not straight; bent.
Related Idioms
- While "quặn quẹo" itself is not commonly used in many idioms, its meaning contributes to descriptive phrases about difficult or indirect paths.
- Đường đời quặn quẹo. (The path of life is winding/twisted.)
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như quăn queo
