inh
Definition
- Adjective:
- Piercingly loud, shrill, ear-piercing: Describes a sound that is very loud, sharp, and unpleasant to the ear, often causing a disturbance.
- Resounding, echoing loudly: Can describe a sound that is not only loud but also seems to fill the space, creating a noisy, clamorous atmosphere.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiếng còi xe cứu thương vang lên inh ỏi. (The ambulance siren sounded piercingly loud.)
- Đứa trẻ khóc inh cả nhà lên. (The child cried shrilly, disturbing the whole house.)
- Cô ấy cười inh tai. (Her laugh is ear-piercing.)
Advanced Usage
- "inh tai": Literally "piercing to the ears," used as an intensifier to mean extremely loud and unpleasant to hear.
- Tiếng máy khoan ấy inh tai quá! (That drilling sound is so deafening!)
- "inh ỏi": An alliterative reduplicative form that emphasizes a continuous, noisy, and irritating loudness.
- Hai đứa trẻ tranh cãi inh ỏi trong phòng. (The two children were arguing noisily and shrilly in the room.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ồn inh (adj): Very noisy, clamorous. This is a compound where "inh" intensifies "ồn" (noisy).
- Khu chợ lúc nào cũng ồn inh. (The market is always very noisy and clamorous.)
- Inh ảnh (adj): Similar to "inh ỏi," describing a scene of noisy commotion or uproar.
- Vang inh (verb phrase): To resound loudly, to echo piercingly.
Synonyms
- Chói (adj): Can describe a sound that is painfully sharp or shrill (also used for painfully bright light).
- Ồn (adj): Noisy, loud (general term, less intense than "inh").
- Thét (verb): To shriek, to yell (describes the action, while "inh" describes the quality of the sound).
Related Phrases
- Làm inh lên: To make a loud, piercing noise; to cause an uproar.
- Bọn trẻ làm inh cả khu phố lên. (The kids made a terrible racket throughout the neighborhood.)