Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of firecracker: "pháo đùng" refers to a specific kind of large, loud firecracker or banger that produces a single, powerful bang.
   • (Figurative) A sudden, loud noise or explosive event: It can also describe any sudden, loud noise or an event that erupts dramatically and then ends quickly.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tết năm nay, trẻ con thích đốt pháo đùng. (This Tet holiday, children like setting off bangers.)
  • Tiếng pháo đùng làm mọi người giật mình. (The sound of the firecracker made everyone jump.)
  • Cuộc tranh cãi đó chỉ như một tiếng pháo đùng, ồn ào rồi tắt ngấm. (That argument was just like a banger, noisy and then over in an instant.)

Advanced Usage

• "ồn như pháo đùng": as noisy/loud as a firecracker.
  • Buổi họp lớp ồn như pháo đùng. (The class reunion was as noisy as a firecracker.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pháo đại (noun): This is a direct synonym and the more standard term for "large firecracker" or "banger". "Pháo đùng" is considered equivalent to "pháo đại".
  • Pháo đại bị cấm ở nhiều thành phố. (Bangers are banned in many cities.)

Synonyms

• Pháo nổ (noun): general term for firecrackers.
• Thuốc nổ (noun): explosive (in a more general/technical sense).

Notes on Meaning

• The word "pháo đùng" is primarily used to describe the object (the firecracker itself) or the sound it makes. Its figurative use emphasizes something that is briefly sensational, explosive, and then finishes abruptly.
• It is important to note that "pháo đùng" is defined as being the same as "pháo đại". They are interchangeable terms for the same type of loud, single-bang firecracker.

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