leng keng

Thân thiện

Tiếng leng keng phát ra khi cậu bé gõ thìa vào chiếc cốc thủy tinh.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia:
   • Ding-dong; tinkle; jingle: A word that imitates the light, clear, ringing sound produced when metal or glass objects (like bells, spoons, or glasses) are struck, shaken, or tapped together.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Chuông cửa kêu leng keng. (The doorbell goes ding-dong.)
  • Tiếng thìa gõ vào cốc thủy tinh nghe leng keng. (The sound of a spoon tapping a glass goes tinkle.)
  • Đứa trẻ lắc chiếc lục lạc kêu leng keng. (The child shakes the rattle, and it goes jingle.)

Advanced Usage

• Describing a series of light, metallic sounds:
  • Tiếng leng keng của những chiếc vòng tay. (The jingle of the bracelets.)
  • Used to evoke a sense of lightness, fragility, or a cheerful, clear sound in descriptive writing.

Variants and Related Words

• Leng keng is primarily used as is. There are no direct verb or adjective forms. It is a fixed onomatopoeic word.
• Kêu leng keng: (to make a / sound). This is the standard phrase where the word is used.
  • Chiếc chuông gió kêu leng keng trong gió. (The wind chime tinkles in the wind.)

Synonyms

• Kêu lanh canh: This imitates a similar but often slightly louder or more clattering sound of glass or metal.
• Kêu roong roong / rinh rinh: Other onomatopoeic words for ringing or jingling sounds.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• While leng keng itself is not typically part of idioms, it is commonly used in the phrase:
  • Tiếng leng keng: (the tinkling sound).

    • Căn phòng yên tĩnh, chỉ còn nghe tiếng leng keng của chiếc đồng hồ. (The room was quiet, with only the tinkling sound of the clock audible.)

Học thuật

1. ding-dong; tinkle