Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • A loud, clattering, or crashing sound: Represents the sound of something heavy falling, collapsing, or being struck repeatedly, often in a disorderly or continuous manner.
   • A sound of continuous, noisy impact: Describes a series of loud, jarring noises, such as objects falling one after another or a person tumbling down.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Anh ấy trượt chân và ngã oành oạch xuống cầu thang. (He slipped and tumbled crashingly down the stairs.)
  • Chiếc kệ sách đổ xuống, sách vở rơi oành oạch. (The bookshelf fell over, books dropping with a loud clatter.)
  • Tiếng máy cũ khởi động kêu oành oạch. (The old machine started up with a loud clanking sound.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to intensify the description of a chaotic or noisy fall/collision: Often employed in narratives to vividly depict accidents or destruction.
  • Cơn bão làm mái tôn bay oành oạch. (The storm made the corrugated iron roofs fly off with a terrible racket.)
• Can describe the sound of old, poorly functioning machinery or vehicles:
  • Chiếc xe tải cũ kêu oành oạch trên đường. (The old truck rattled noisily down the road.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oạch (root word): The core element, also an onomatopoeia for a single, heavy thud or crash.
  • Hắn ngã oạch xuống đất. (He fell with a thud to the ground.)
• Ầm ầm: A different onomatopoeia for a continuous, rumbling sound (like thunder or engines).
• Lộp bộp: An onomatopoeia for a lighter, pattering sound (like rain).

Synonyms

• Lộp độp: (onomatopoeia) A similar sound of repeated impacts, but often lighter or wetter (e.g., rain on leaves).
• Rầm rầm: (onomatopoeia) A deep, rumbling sound.
• Ầm ầm: (onomatopoeia) A roaring, rumbling sound.

Related Phrases (Cụm từ liên quan)

• Ngã oành oạch: To fall with a series of crashes; to tumble noisily.
  • Đứa trẻ ngã oành oạch từ trên ghế xuống. (The child tumbled noisily from the chair.)
• Kêu oành oạch: To make a loud, clattering noise.
  • Cánh cửa cũ kêu oành oạch mỗi khi mở. (The old door creaked and clattered every time it was opened.)

Related Idioms

(Note: "Oành oạch" itself is not typically used in fixed idioms. Its usage is primarily descriptive and onomatopoeic.) - Tiếng động long trời lở đất: (Idiom) A deafening, earth-shattering noise. This is a more figurative and intense way to describe a very loud sound, whereas "oành oạch" is a direct sound imitation.

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