lạch cạch
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Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- Clack, clatter: The sound of hard, solid objects lightly and repeatedly hitting or knocking against each other, producing a short, dull, and often rhythmic noise.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Tiếng xe đạp lạch cạch ngoài cổng. (The bicycle made a clacking sound outside the gate.)
- Bà cụ lạch cạch khép cánh cửa tre lại. (The old woman clacked the bamboo door shut.)
- Nghe thấy tiếng lạch cạch của những viên sỏi trong lọ. (I heard the clatter of pebbles in the jar.)
Advanced Usage
- "lạch cà lạch cạch": A reduplicated form emphasizing a repeated, intermittent, or irregular clacking sound, often suggesting a less smooth or more cumbersome action.
- Chiếc xe cũ chạy lạch cà lạch cạch trên đường. (The old car rattled and clattered down the road.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lách cách (onomatopoeia): A very similar onomatopoeic word, often interchangeable with "lạch cạch," but sometimes perceived as a slightly sharper or higher-pitched sound.
- Tiếng lách cách của bàn phím. (The click-clack of the keyboard.)
Synonyms
- Kêu lóc cóc (onomatopoeia): To make a clunking or bumping sound (often for heavier, more irregular impacts).
- Kêu lập cập (onomatopoeia): To make a chattering or rattling sound (often due to vibration or teeth chattering).
Related Idioms
- While "lạch cạch" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases to vividly depict sounds in narratives.
- clack