Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hoarse: Describes a voice that is rough, harsh, and weak, typically due to a sore throat, overuse, or illness. It refers specifically to the state of the throat or voice.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi hét quá nhiều trong buổi hòa nhạc nên giờ bị khản cổ. (I shouted too much at the concert, so now I am hoarse.)
  • Cô ấy bị cảm lạnh và nói bằng giọng khản cổ. (She has a cold and is speaking in a hoarse voice.)
  • Huấn luyện viên hướng dẫn cả buổi sáng cho đến khi khản cổ. (The coach instructed all morning until he was hoarse.)

Advanced Usage

• "khản cổ gào" / "gào khản cổ": To shout/yell until one becomes hoarse. This emphasizes the action leading to the state.

  • Anh ấy gào khản cổ lên để tranh cãi. (He yelled himself hoarse to argue.)

• "nói khản cổ": To speak until one becomes hoarse (often implying the effort is futile).

  • Tôi nói khản cổ mà nó chẳng nghe. (I talked myself hoarse, but he didn't listen.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khản (adj): The shortened, more common form of "khản cổ," meaning hoarse. It can describe a voice or sound.

  • giọng khản (a hoarse voice)

• Khàn khàn (adj): Describes a voice that is slightly hoarse or raspy.

  • Anh ấy trả lời bằng giọng khàn khàn vì mệt. (He answered in a slightly hoarse voice because he was tired.)

Synonyms

• Rè (adj): Raspy, scratchy (often used for voices or sounds from speakers/microphones).
• Ồm ồm (adj): Describes a deep, muffled, and often hoarse-sounding voice.

Related Phrases

• Mất tiếng: To lose one's voice (a condition often more severe than just being hoarse).
  • Cô ấy bị cảm nặng đến mức mất tiếng. (She had such a bad cold that she lost her voice.)

Related Idioms

• Khản cổ bẻ họng: (To shout/talk until one is hoarse and strains one's throat). This idiom emphasizes extreme, strenuous effort in speaking or shouting, often with little result.
  • Giải thích khản cổ bẻ họng nó cũng không hiểu. (I explained until I was blue in the face, but he still didn't understand.)

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