Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cheep, to chirp: To make a short, high-pitched sound, typically used to describe the sounds made by small birds or chicks.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đàn gà con chiêm chiếp trong sân. (The flock of chicks is cheeping in the yard.)
  • Nghe tiếng chim non chiêm chiếp trong tổ. (Listen to the baby birds chirping in the nest.)

Advanced Usage

• "chiêm chiếp suốt ngày": to cheep all day long.
  • Mấy chú chim sẻ chiêm chiếp suốt ngày trên cây. (The sparrows have been chirping all day long in the tree.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiếp (verb): A shortened, more colloquial form with the same meaning of "to cheep" or "to chirp."
  • Gà con mới nở kêu "chiếp chiếp". (Newly hatched chicks go "cheep cheep.")

Synonyms

• Kêu lích rích: to peep, to make a series of very small, high sounds.
• Hót líu lo: to warble, to sing (used for more melodious bird sounds).

Related Idioms

• Chiêm chiếp như chim non: To chatter or speak incessantly in a high-pitched voice, like chirping baby birds. Often used playfully or to describe someone talking a lot.
  • Lũ trẻ chiêm chiếp như chim non cả buổi. (The children have been chattering like baby birds all afternoon.)

1. To cheep, to chirp
   • đàn gà con chiêm chiếp
     the flock of chicks were cheeping