Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • Bow-wow, woof, arf: The sound a dog makes when it barks. It is the Vietnamese representation of a dog's bark.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Con chó nhà tôi sủa "gâu gâu" khi có người lạ. (My dog goes "bow-wow" when a stranger comes.)
  • "Gâu! Gâu! Gâu!" - tiếng sủa vang lên từ sân sau. ("Woof! Woof! Woof!" - the sound of barking echoed from the backyard.)
  • Trẻ em thường bắt chước tiếng chó kêu "gâu gâu". (Children often imitate the sound of a dog going "bow-wow".)

Advanced Usage

• "gâu gâu" as a noun phrase: Sometimes used informally to refer to a dog itself, especially when speaking to or about a dog in a cute or childish manner.
  • Con "gâu gâu" nhà mình đang ngủ. (Our little "bow-wow" is sleeping.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gừ gừ (onomatopoeia): The sound of a dog growling.
  • Con chó gầm gừ "gừ gừ" để cảnh báo. (The dog growled "grrr" as a warning.)
• Sủa (verb): To bark.
  • Con chó sủa to. (The dog barks loudly.)

Synonyms

• Tiếng chó sủa (noun phrase): The sound of a dog barking.
• Bark (noun/verb, English equivalent): The sound or action of a dog barking.

Related Phrases

• Làm tiếng gâu gâu: To make a "bow-wow" sound.
  • Đứa trẻ đang làm tiếng gâu gâu. (The child is making a bow-wow sound.)

Related Idioms

• Chó sủa gâu gâu: A common descriptive phrase meaning "the dog barks 'bow-wow'".
  • Chó sủa gâu gâu, mèo kêu meo meo. (Dogs bark bow-wow, cats meow meow.)

1. Bow-wow
   • Chó sủa gâu gâu
     Bow-wow, barked the dog