Definition

1. Verb:
   • To echo, to resound: The primary meaning of "ăn vọ" is for a sound to be reflected back, creating an echo. It describes the phenomenon where a sound wave hits a surface and returns to the listener.
   • To reverberate: It can also describe a sound that continues to be heard, filling a space with its resonance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tiếng hét của anh ấy ăn vọ trong hang động. (His scream echoed in the cave.)
  • Tiếng chuông chùa ăn vọ khắp làng. (The temple bell reverberated throughout the village.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is somewhat literary or descriptive and is often used in writing or formal speech to create a vivid auditory image. It is less common in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Vang vọng (v): to resonate, to echo. This is a more common and standard synonym.

  • Tiếng nói của ông ấy vang vọng mãi. (His voice resonates forever.)

• Dội lại (v): to bounce back, to be reflected (sound).

  • Âm thanh dội lại từ bức tường đá. (The sound bounced back from the stone wall.)

Synonyms

• Echo: to be repeated as a result of sound waves hitting a surface.
• Reverberate: to be repeated several times as an echo; to continue to be heard.
• Resound: to fill a place with sound.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the phrase "ăn vọ." The concept is typically expressed by its synonyms like "vang vọng" or "vang dội."