Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • The sound of a heavy, dull fall: "Oạch" imitates the sudden, heavy, and often wet-sounding thud made when a person or a heavy object falls flat onto the ground, especially a soft or muddy surface.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Nó ngã đánh oạch một cái. (He fell with a heavy thud.)
  • Đi đường bùn trơn, ngã oành oạch. (Walking on a slippery muddy road, falling with repeated thuds.)

Advanced Usage

• "oành oạch": This is a reduplicated form of "oạch". It emphasizes the sound of repeated, successive heavy falls.
  • Trẻ con chạy trên sàn ướt, ngã oành oạch. (The children ran on the wet floor, falling with repeated heavy thumps.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ọp ẹp (onomatopoeia): A squelching or sucking sound, often associated with mud or soft ground, which can be related to the context of a fall.
• Rầm (onomatopoeia): A loud crash or bang, typically for a heavier or more destructive impact than "oạch".

Synonyms

• Thịch (onomatopoeia): A similar sound for a heavy, solid fall.
• Bịch (onomatopoeia): A dull, soft impact sound.

Related Phrases

• Ngã oạch: To fall with a heavy thud. This is the most common collocation.
  • Cậu bé trượt chân ngã oạch xuống đất. (The boy slipped and fell with a thud to the ground.)

Related Idioms

(This word, as a specific onomatopoeia, is not typically used in figurative idioms. Its usage is literal, describing the actual sound of a fall.)

1. Plump
   • Ngã đánh oạch một cái
     To fall with a plump, to fall plump several times
   • Đi đường bùn trơn ngã oành oạch
     to plump down repeatedly on a slippery muddy road