Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Tính từ tượng thanh):
   • To croak shrilly; to cackle loudly and raucously: A loud, harsh, and often panicked sound, primarily used to describe the noise made by poultry, especially chickens, when they are frightened, alarmed, or in danger.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Cáo vào chuồng, gà kêu oang oác. (A fox sneaked into the coop, and the chickens croaked shrilly.)
  • Nghe tiếng gà kêu oang oác, bác nông dân vội chạy ra. (Hearing the chickens cackling raucously, the farmer hurried out.)

Advanced Usage

• While primarily associated with frightened chickens, "oang oác" can be extended metaphorically to describe any loud, harsh, and unpleasant shouting or yelling by humans, implying a lack of control or panic.
  • Đám đông la hét oang oác khi tòa nhà rung chuyển. (The crowd shouted raucously when the building shook.)

Variants and Related Words

• Oang oang (onomatopoeia): Describes a very loud, resonant, and often brash sound, typically of a voice or noise. It lacks the specific connotation of animal panic found in "oang oác".
  • Giọng nói của ông ấy oang oang trong hội trường. (His voice boomed in the hall.)

Synonyms

• To cackle (in alarm): To make a sharp, broken cry (of a hen).
• To squawk: To utter a loud, harsh cry (of a bird).
• To shriek: To utter a sharp, shrill cry (can apply to birds or humans in panic).

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly built on "oang oác". Its use is primarily descriptive within sentences to vividly convey a specific type of loud, alarming sound.

1. Croak shrilly
   • Cáo vào chuồng, gà kêu oang oác
     The fowls croaked shrilly when a fox sneaked into their coop