chóp chép

Thân thiện

Con lợn đang ăn cám, miệng kêu chóp chép.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Verb:
   • To smack one's lips noisily: The sound made when chewing food, especially in a noisy, open-mouthed, or eager manner. It often describes the sound of pigs eating or humans chewing something like betel nut.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia / Verb:
  • Con lợn đang ăn và phát ra tiếng chóp chép. (The pig is eating and making a smacking noise.)
  • Bà cụ ngồi nhai trầu chóp chép. (The old lady sat chewing betel with a smacking sound.)
  • Đừng ăn chóp chép như thế, nó rất mất lịch sự. (Don't eat with such noisy smacking; it's very impolite.)

Advanced Usage

• "chóp chép miệng": to smack one's lips (often in anticipation or after eating).
  • Thấy món ăn ngon, nó chóp chép miệng. (Seeing the delicious food, he smacked his lips.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chầm chập (onomatopoeia): A similar sound, but often used for slower, more deliberate chewing or a dripping sound.
• Nháo nhác (adj): Frantic, scrambling. Not directly related in sound but sometimes confused due to similar phonetic structure.

Synonyms

• Nhai tóp tép (verb phrase): To chew with a crunching or smacking sound. (Slightly different, as "tóp tép" can imply crunchiness.)
• Phát ra tiếng kêu khi nhai (verb phrase): To make a noise while chewing.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Ăn ngon lành chóp chép: To eat heartily and noisily, showing enjoyment.
  • Cậu bé ăn bát cơm ngon lành chóp chép. (The boy ate his bowl of rice heartily and noisily.)

Học thuật

1. Smacking noise
   • tiếng lợn ăn cám chóp chép
     the smacking noise of pigs feeding
   • nhai trầu chóp chép
     to chew betel and areca-nut with a smacking noise