ực
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Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- A word that imitates the sound of swallowing a liquid, especially a large gulp or a series of gulps, often done quickly or greedily. It conveys the audible, forceful action of drinking or swallowing.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Anh ấy uống cốc nước đánh ực một cái. (He drank the glass of water with a loud gulp.)
- Nghe tiếng ực, tôi biết nó đang uống nước rất nhanh. (Hearing the gulping sound, I knew he was drinking water very fast.)
Advanced Usage
- "Uống ừng ực": To drink with repeated, consecutive gulping sounds.
- Cậu bé khát nước uống ừng ực. (The thirsty boy drank with repeated gulps.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ừng ực (reduplicative form): Emphasizes a continuous, repeated series of gulping sounds.
- Tiếng uống nước ừng ực vang lên trong đêm yên tĩnh. (The sound of gulping water echoed in the quiet night.)
Synonyms
- Ực ực (similar onomatopoeia): Another variant imitating gulping sounds.
- Nốc (colloquial verb): To chug or down a drink quickly and heartily.
- Nó nốc một hơi hết chai bia. (He chugged the entire bottle of beer in one go.)
Notes on Meaning
- "Ực" is primarily an onomatopoeic word. It is not used as a standard noun or verb in formal language but is common in descriptive spoken and written Vietnamese to vividly depict the sound of swallowing.
- The related form "ừng ực" is more frequently used than the single "ực" to describe the sound of continuous drinking.