Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • Quack: The sound made by a duck. It is an onomatopoeic word that imitates the cry of a duck.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Con vịt kêu "cạc cạc". (The duck goes "quack quack".)
  • Tôi nghe thấy tiếng "cạc cạc" từ ao. (I hear a "quack quack" sound from the pond.)

Advanced Usage

• "cạc cạc" is primarily used to directly represent the sound itself. It is often placed in quotation marks or used with verbs like kêu (to call/cry), phát ra (to emit), or nghe thấy (to hear).
  • Đàn vịt bơi trên hồ và phát ra những tiếng "cạc cạc". (The flock of ducks swam on the lake and emitted "quack quack" sounds.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cạc (onomatopoeia): A shorter, sometimes singular form of the sound.
  • Vịt kêu một tiếng "cạc". (The duck let out one "quack".)
• Quack quack (English equivalent): The direct English translation and onomatopoeia for a duck's sound.

Synonyms

• Tiếng kêu của vịt (n): The cry/sound of a duck (descriptive phrase, not onomatopoeic).

1. Quack (a duck's cry)