phịch
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Onomatopoeia / Ideophone:
- Thud: A word that imitates the dull, heavy sound of a soft but weighty object falling or being dropped onto a surface.
Adverb:
- With a thud: Describes the manner of an action, typically falling, sitting, or dropping, that produces a low, heavy sound.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia / Adverb:
- Nghe thấy tiếng "phịch" từ phòng bên cạnh. (I heard a "thud" from the next room.)
- Nó ngã phịch xuống đất. (He fell with a thud onto the ground.)
- Cô ấy đặt phịch túi đồ xuống sàn. (She put the bag down on the floor with a thud.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in its reduplicated form "phình phịch" to indicate a repeated thudding sound or a puffing sound associated with heavy breathing or exertion.
- Anh ta thở phình phịch sau khi chạy. (He was puffing and panting after running.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phịch một cái (adv phrase): with a single thud.
- Nó ngồi phịch một cái xuống ghế. (He plopped down onto the chair with a thud.)
Synonyms
- Thump: a dull, heavy sound.
- Plop: a sound of something dropping softly but heavily.
- Flop: to fall or sit down heavily and loosely.
Related Idioms
- While not a common idiom itself, "phịch" is frequently used in descriptive narration to vividly convey the sound and weight of an action.
adj
- thud
- té nghe cái phịchto fall with a thud