Definition

1. Verb:

   • To broadcast via loudspeaker: To transmit or project sound, especially speech or announcements, using a loudspeaker system to make it audible to a wide audience.
   • To amplify sound: To use electronic equipment to make a voice or other sounds significantly louder.

2. Noun (as a concept or activity):

   • Loudspeaker broadcasting: The act or system of broadcasting announcements publicly using loudspeakers.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Đài phát thanh phóng thanh tin khẩn cấp. (The radio station broadcast the urgent news via loudspeaker.)
  • Họ phóng thanh thông báo khắp làng. (They broadcast the announcement throughout the village using loudspeakers.)

• Noun (implied):

  • Hệ thống phóng thanh của phường rất rõ. (The ward's loudspeaker broadcasting system is very clear.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often associated with public address systems used by local authorities, community groups, or in public spaces for official announcements, propaganda, or emergency information.

Variants and Related Words

• Loa phóng thanh (n): Loudspeaker, the physical device used for broadcasting sound.

  • Loa phóng thanh được treo trên cột điện. (The loudspeaker was hung on the electricity pole.)

• Đài phóng thanh (n): Historically used to refer to a broadcasting station or public address station.

Synonyms

• Broadcast (via loudspeaker): To transmit a message publicly.
• Amplify: To increase the volume of sound.
• Announce publicly: To make a public declaration using a sound system.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Phóng thanh phóng chữ: A phrase suggesting the act of broadcasting or disseminating information widely, both by sound ("phóng thanh") and text ("phóng chữ").

1. Broadcast by a loudspeaker
   • Phóng thanh tin tức
     To broadcast news by means of a loudspeaker
   • Loa phóng thanh
     A loudspeaker