Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Tượng thanh):
   • Thud, whack, thwack: A word that imitates the sound of a heavy, dull impact, such as something heavy falling, a solid object being hit, or a person falling down heavily.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Nó ngã đánh huỵch một cái xuống sàn. (He fell with a thud onto the floor.)
  • Cái hộp nặng rơi huỵch xuống đất. (The heavy box fell thud on the ground.)
  • Anh ta đấm huỵch vào tường. (He punched the wall with a thwack.)

Advanced Usage

• "Huỳnh huỵch" (also "huỵch huỵch"): A reduplicative form indicating a series of consecutive, heavy thudding or whacking sounds.
  • Tiếng đập cửa huỳnh huỵch vang lên. (The sound of banging on the door went thwack, thwack.)
  • Gậy vụt huỳnh huỵch. (The cane went thwack, thwack.)

Variants and Related Words

• Huỳnh huỵch / Huỵch huỵch (onomatopoeia, reduplicative): Describes a repetitive, heavy thudding or whacking sound.
• Ịch (onomatopoeia): Another sound for a heavy impact, often similar but can imply a slightly squishier or softer heavy sound.
• Rầm (onomatopoeia): A loud crashing or banging sound, often for larger collisions or collapses.

Synonyms

• Thình (onomatopoeia): A loud, resonant bang or thump.
• Bịch (onomatopoeia): A soft, muffled thud (e.g., a punch to the body, a bag dropping).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Not typically applicable for onomatopoeia)

Related Idioms

(Not typically applicable for onomatopoeia)

1. Thud, whack, thwack
   • ngã đánh huỵch một cái
     To fall with a thud
2. Huỳnh huỵch (cũng nói huỵch huỵch) (láy, ý liên tiếp)
   • Gậy vụt huỳnh huỵch
     Thwack, thwack, the cane went