cóc cách
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Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- A word that imitates a sharp, repetitive, metallic clanging or clacking sound, often produced by two hard objects striking together.
- It describes a rhythmic, percussive noise, such as that made by a hammer hitting metal, loose parts rattling, or objects knocking together.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Tiếng búa đập vào sắt nghe "cóc cách". (The sound of the hammer hitting iron goes "clang clang".)
- Chiếc xe cũ kêu cóc cách trên đường gồ ghề. (The old car rattled and clanged on the bumpy road.)
- Anh ấy gõ cóc cách vào ống nước. (He clanged on the water pipe.)
Advanced Usage
- "cóc ca cóc cách": An extended onomatopoeic phrase emphasizing a continuous, irregular series of clanging sounds.
- Máy cũ khởi động với âm thanh cóc ca cóc cách. (The old machine started with a clattering and clanging sound.)
Variants and Related Words
Cóc (onomatopoeia): A shorter, sharper single clack or tap sound.
- Viên sỏi rơi cóc xuống nền đá. (The pebble fell with a tock onto the stone floor.)
Cách (onomatopoeia): Often used with "cóc", it contributes to the sense of a hard, striking sound.
- Nghe tiếng cách một cái. (Hear a single clack.)
Synonyms
- Clang: A loud, resonant metallic sound.
- Clatter: A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking together.
- Rattle: A rapid succession of short, sharp sounds.
Related Idioms
- While not a standalone idiom, "cóc cách" is frequently used in descriptive phrases to vividly convey sound imagery in storytelling.
- Cả xưởng vang lên tiếng cóc cách của những chiếc búa. (The whole workshop echoed with the clang clang of hammers.)
- To clang
- gõ cóc cáchto clang with a hammer
- cóc ca cóc cáchto clang and clang