Definitions

1. Onomatopoeia / Noun:
   • A clattering or rattling sound: The sharp, repeated sound produced when hard objects (like metal, wood, or ceramic) strike against each other.
   • A state of clattering: The act or instance of making such a sound.

Usage Examples

• As an onomatopoeia/noun:
  • Nghe tiếng canh cách từ trong bếp. (Hear the clattering from the kitchen.)
  • Xoong nồi rơi xuống sàn kêu canh cách. (The pots and pans fell to the floor with a clatter.)
  • Tiếng canh cách của những chiếc bát đĩa. (The clattering sound of the plates and bowls.)

Advanced Usage

• "canh cách canh cách": A reduplicated form used to emphasize the continuous, repetitive nature of the clattering sound.
  • Máy móc cũ kêu canh cách canh cách. (The old machinery made a continuous clattering sound.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cách (onomatopoeia): A single, sharper or more distinct clack or knock sound. "Canh cách" often implies a more repetitive or resonant clatter than the simpler "cách".
• Lách cách (onomatopoeia): A lighter, ticking or clicking sound, often from smaller objects.
• Lộp cộp, lốp cốp (onomatopoeia): A hollow knocking or bumping sound, like something rolling or tumbling.

Synonyms

• Tiếng lạch cạch (onomatopoeia): A clanking or clattering sound.
• Tiếng loảng xoảng (onomatopoeia): A louder, crashing clatter, often associated with breaking glass or metal.

Related Phrases

• Kêu canh cách: To make a clattering sound.
  • Chiếc xe cũ kêu canh cách trên đường gồ ghề. (The old cart clattered along the bumpy road.)

1. To clatter
   • xoong nồi chạm canh cách
     pots and pans clattered and clattered