vần xoay
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To revolve / to rotate / to turn: Describes the cyclical, often relentless, motion or progression of events, time, or situations. It implies a continuous, sometimes inevitable, cycle of change.
- To take its course: Refers to events unfolding or proceeding through their natural or destined sequence, often beyond individual control.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Thời gian vần xoay, mọi thứ rồi cũng thay đổi. (Time revolves; everything eventually changes.)
- Sự đời vần xoay, lúc thịnh lúc suy. (The affairs of life take their course, with times of prosperity and decline.)
- Công việc cứ vần xoay không ngừng nghỉ. (The work just keeps revolving without rest.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to express a philosophical or fatalistic view of life's unpredictable and cyclical nature.
- Số phận vần xoay, ai mà đoán trước được. (Fate revolves; who can predict it?)
Variants and Related Words
Xoay vần (verb phrase): A common variant with identical meaning, also meaning to revolve or cycle.
- Mọi thứ trong vũ trụ đều xoay vần. (Everything in the universe revolves.)
Xoay chuyển (verb): to turn around, to change (a situation).
- Anh ấy cố gắng xoay chuyển tình thế. (He tried to turn the situation around.)
Synonyms
- Revolve: to move in a circle or cycle.
- Cycle: to occur in a repeated sequence.
- Unfold: to develop or happen gradually.
- Take its course: to proceed through its natural progression.
Related Idioms
- Đời vần xoay: The wheel of life turns. Expresses the idea that life's circumstances are constantly changing.
- Đời vần xoay, hôm nay nghèo khó, ngày mai may mắn. (The wheel of life turns; poor today, fortunate tomorrow.)