Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Noisy; loud; tumultuous: Describes a sound that is very loud, piercing, or cacophonous, often to an irritating or unpleasant degree. It implies a chaotic, overwhelming, or persistent noise.
   • Strident; shrill: Specifically refers to a high-pitched, harsh, and grating sound.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tiếng còi xe inh ỏi suốt cả ngày. (The car horns were noisy/loud all day long.)
  • Đám đông trở nên inh ỏi sau bàn thắng. (The crowd became tumultuous after the goal.)
  • Tiếng ve kêu inh ỏi trong mùa hè. (Cicadas chirp stridently in the summer.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to describe sounds from nature (insects, animals) or urban environments (traffic, crowds) that are perceived as an irritating disturbance.
• Carries a negative connotation, suggesting the noise is bothersome or overwhelming, not merely loud in a neutral sense.
• Can be used metaphorically to describe a chaotic or vociferous situation, like a loud argument.

Variants and Related Words

• Ồn ào (adj): Noisy, boisterous. (Often describes a lively, bustling noise, which can be negative or neutral, while is more consistently negative and piercing.)
• Chói tai (adj): Ear-piercing, shrill. (Focuses more on the physical discomfort to the ears.)
• Inh tai (adj): Deafening, ear-splitting. (Emphasizes extreme loudness.)

Synonyms

• Ầm ĩ: Noisy, clamorous.
• Huyên náo: Bustling, noisy (often with activity).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Inh ỏi như chợ vỡ: As noisy as a collapsed market. (An idiom describing an extremely chaotic and loud scene.)
  • Lớp học sau giờ ra chơi inh ỏi như chợ vỡ. (The classroom after recess was as noisy as a collapsed market.)

adj

1. noisy; loud; tumultuous