chèm chẹp
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Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- The sound of smacking lips or repeated, wet, chewing sounds: It directly imitates the noise made when someone eats noisily, chews with their mouth open, or smacks their lips together, often implying a lack of table manners or great relish.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Đừng ăn chèm chẹp như thế! (Don't eat with such smacking sounds!)
- Tiếng chèm chẹp khi nhai kẹo cao su làm tôi khó chịu. (The smacking sound from chewing gum irritates me.)
- Con chó ăn xong vẫn còn chèm chẹp miệng. (The dog kept smacking its lips after eating.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in a disapproving or critical context to comment on someone's eating etiquette. It can also be used descriptively in narratives to vividly depict a scene.
Variants and Related Words
- Chem chép: A variant form with identical meaning and usage.
- Nó ăn chem chép suốt bữa. (He ate with constant smacking sounds throughout the meal.)
Synonyms
- Smack: to make a sharp sound with the lips.
- Chomp: to chew or bite on something noisily.
- Slurp: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking.
Related Idioms
- While not a standalone idiom, "chèm chẹp" is frequently used in the common critical phrase "ăn chèm chẹp" (to eat noisily/smackingly).
- như chem chép