đường xoắn ốc
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Meaning · English
a complicated or indirect process
Literally: spiral road
Examples
Con đường thành công không phải là đường thẳng, mà là đường xoắn ốc.The path to success is not a straight line, but a spiral road.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-16; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “đường xoắn ốc” mean?
a complicated or indirect process Literally: spiral road
Is “đường xoắn ốc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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