Definition

1. Verb:
   • To chirp, to cheep, to peep: A verb describing the high-pitched, faint, and often repetitive sound made by small birds, especially chicks or fledglings.
   • To squeak, to peep (figuratively): Can be used to describe a very faint, high-pitched sound similar to a bird's chirp, or a weak, thin voice.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Những chú chim non trong tổ đang chiếp chiếp gọi mẹ. (The baby birds in the nest are cheeping for their mother.)
  • Giọng cô ấy nhỏ và the thé, nghe như tiếng chim chiếp. (Her voice is small and shrill, sounding like a bird's chirp.)
  • Cánh cửa cũ kêu lên một tiếng chiếp. (The old door let out a little squeak.)

Advanced Usage

• "chiếp chiếp": This is the most common form, a reduplication that mimics the continuous, repetitive nature of chirping.
  • Sáng sớm, chỉ nghe thấy tiếng chim chiếp chiếp ngoài vườn. (Early in the morning, only the sound of birds cheeping in the garden could be heard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chíp: (Verb) A variant or alternative spelling/pronunciation with the same meaning (to chirp, to cheep). Often used in the reduplicated form "chíp chíp".
• Chiêm chiếp: (Verb) A less common variant, also meaning to chirp or cheep.
• Kêu chiếp chiếp: (Phrase) To make a chirping/cheeping sound.

Synonyms

• Hót: (Verb) To sing (used for birds, usually with more melodic sounds).
• Kêu: (Verb) To call, to make a sound (general term for animals).
• Ríu rít: (Verb/Adjective) To chirp/chatter cheerfully and busily (often for a group of birds).

Related Phrases

• Tiếng chiếp chiếp: (Noun Phrase) The chirping/cheeping sound.
  • Tiếng chiếp chiếp của đàn gà con thật đáng yêu. (The cheeping of the brood of chicks is so lovely.)

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