Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resounding / Ringing Clear: Describes a sound that is crisp, clear, and vibrant, often echoing or carrying well, like the peal of a bell or clear laughter.
   • Resounding / Decisive: Describes a victory or success that is emphatic, complete, and achieved in a swift, powerful, and satisfying manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Sound):
  • Tiếng chuông giòn giã. (The resounding peal of bells.)
  • Tiếng cười giòn giã vang lên. (A ringing, clear laugh sounded.)
• Adjective (Victory):
  • Chiến thắng giòn giã. (A resounding victory.)
  • Đội nhà giành chiến thắng giòn giã với tỷ số 5-0. (The home team achieved a decisive victory with a score of 5-0.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used to convey a sense of satisfying finality and clarity, whether in sound or outcome. It implies an action or sound that is not muted or partial but full and impactful.

Variants and Related Words

• Giòn (adj): Crisp (for food); clear and sharp (for sound). "Giòn giã" is an intensified, more expressive form of "giòn" in its auditory and metaphorical senses.

Synonyms

• Resounding: Echoing loudly; emphatic.
• Decisive: Settling an issue conclusively.
• Ringing: Having a clear, resonant sound.
• Emphatic: Forceful and definite.

Related Idioms

• While "giòn giã" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is the key descriptive word in phrases like "chiến thắng giòn giã" (resounding victory), which functions as a set expression.

1. như giòn
   • Tiếng chuông giòn giã
     There are peals of bells
2. Resounding
   • Chiến thắng giòn giã
     Resounding victories