Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Noun:
   • A loud, harsh, or inappropriate sound or voice: The word "choạc choạc" imitates a loud, grating, or unpleasant sound, often associated with speaking in a loud, brash, or tactless manner.
   • The act of speaking loudly and inappropriately: It describes the action of talking in a high volume and at an unsuitable time or place, lacking consideration or propriety.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia / Noun:
  • Tiếng nói của anh ta nghe như "choạc choạc" suốt buổi họp. (His voice sounded like a loud, grating noise throughout the meeting.)
  • Đừng có "choạc choạc" ở nơi công cộng như vậy. (Don't make such loud, inappropriate noise in public like that.)

Advanced Usage

• "choạc choạc cả ngày": to talk loudly and inappropriately all day long.
  • Ông ấy cứ choạc choạc cả ngày, chẳng ai tập trung làm việc được. (He just talks loudly and inappropriately all day; no one can focus on their work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Choạc (verb): To speak or make noise in a loud, harsh, or crude manner. This is the root verb from which "choạc choạc" is derived as a reduplicative form, intensifying the meaning.
  • Nó thích choạc khiến mọi người khó chịu. (He likes to blare out, which makes everyone uncomfortable.)

Synonyms

• Ồn ào (adj/noisy): Making a lot of noise.
• Lăng nhăng (adj/inappropriate, frivolous): Behaving or speaking in a silly or improper way.
• Thô lỗ (adj/rude): Lacking refinement or grace; boorish.

Related Phrases

• Nói choạc choạc: To speak in a loud, grating, and inappropriate manner.
  • Cô ấy nói choạc choạc mà không để ý xung quanh. (She speaks in a loud, grating way without paying attention to her surroundings.)

Related Idioms

• Miệng năm miệng mười (choạc choạc): (Literally: mouth five mouth ten) To speak loudly and without restraint, often gossiping or arguing.
  • Hai bà hàng xóm cứ miệng năm miệng mười choạc choạc với nhau. (The two neighbors just keep loudly arguing and gossiping with each other.)