Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Loud-voiced; having a loud voice: Describes a person whose natural speaking voice is characteristically high in volume or carries easily.
   • Sonorous; resonant: Can describe a sound or voice that is full, strong, and clear.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy nói chuyện cả tiếng nên ở cuối phòng cũng nghe rõ. (He speaks in a loud voice, so he can be heard clearly even at the back of the room.)
  • Một giọng hát cả tiếng vang lên giữa đám đông. (A sonorous singing voice rose above the crowd.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used to describe someone who is not just momentarily loud, but whose default or characteristic manner of speaking is loud.
• It can imply a certain boldness or lack of restraint in speech due to the volume.

Variants and Related Words

• To tiếng (v): to raise one's voice, to speak up loudly (often in argument or protest).
  • Cô ấy to tiếng với nhân viên bán hàng. (She raised her voice at the sales clerk.)

Synonyms

• Loud-voiced
• Stentorian
• Booming
• Resonant

Related Idioms

• Cả tiếng dài hơi: Literally "loud-voiced and long-winded"; describes someone who is both loud and able to speak at length without tiring.
  • Nhà diễn thuyết cả tiếng dài hơi thu hút cả khán phòng. (The loud-voiced and long-winded orator captivated the entire hall.)

1. Loud-voiced