quanh đi quẩn lại
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Round and round the same circle — coming back again and again to the same few things.
Literally: turn away, circle back
Examples
Câu chuyện quanh đi quẩn lại vẫn chuyện tiền.Round and round, the conversation kept landing on money.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “quanh đi quẩn lại” mean?
Round and round the same circle — coming back again and again to the same few things. Literally: turn away, circle back
Is “quanh đi quẩn lại” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.