Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Adjective:
   • Bubbling, gurgling: A sound made by large bubbles rising and bursting slowly, typically in a thick, viscous liquid like boiling soup, porridge, or mud.
   • Dull, repeated thudding or bumping: A series of soft, low, and muffled knocking or rumbling sounds, often from objects moving or knocking together in a confined space.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia / Adjective:
  • Nồi cháo đang sôi lục bục. (The pot of porridge is bubbling.)
  • Tiếng lục bục phát ra từ thùng xe. (A bumping sound came from the car trunk.)
  • Nước trong ao bùn sủi lục bục. (The water in the muddy pond gurgled.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe not just sounds but also the visual or tactile sensation of something bubbling or rumbling heavily and slowly.
  • Cảm giác lục bục trong bụng. (A gurgling/rumbling feeling in the stomach.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lục cục (onomatopoeia): Describes a harder, sharper, knocking or clacking sound (e.g., of stones or hard objects hitting each other), compared to the softer, duller "lục bục."

Synonyms

• Bubble (v): to form bubbles.
• Gurgle (v): to make a hollow bubbling sound.
• Rumble (v): to make a continuous deep, resonant sound.
• Thud (v/n): to make a dull, heavy sound.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, "lục bục" often appears in descriptive phrases to vividly depict ambient sounds.
  • Trong bụng đói, lục bục như có ếch. (In a hungry stomach, it rumbles as if there are frogs inside.)

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