Đường vô xứ Nghệ quanh quanh
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Meaning · English
Going somewhere but ending up back where you started
Literally: The road to Nghệ province is circular
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy đi tìm việc nhưng đường vô xứ Nghệ quanh quanh, cuối cùng vẫn phải về quêHe went to find a job but ended up back where he started, eventually having to return to his hometown
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đường vô xứ Nghệ quanh quanh” mean?
Going somewhere but ending up back where you started Literally: The road to Nghệ province is circular
Is “Đường vô xứ Nghệ quanh quanh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.