Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • The sound a duck makes: "quạc quạc" is a reduplicative onomatopoeic word that imitates the quacking sound of a duck.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Đàn vịt kêu "quạc quạc" trên ao. (The flock of ducks quacked "quạc quạc" on the pond.)
  • Tiếng "quạc quạc" vang lên từ chuồng gia cầm. (The "quạc quạc" sound echoed from the poultry pen.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe or mimic the characteristic sound of ducks:
  • Trẻ em thường bắt chước tiếng vịt kêu "quạc quạc". (Children often imitate the duck's sound "quạc quạc".)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạc: The base form, also an onomatopoeia for a duck's quack. "Quạc quạc" is its reduplicative form, often implying a continuous or repeated sound.
• Cạc cạc: Another Vietnamese onomatopoeia for a duck's quack, similar to "quạc quạc".

Synonyms

• Kêu: to call, to make a sound (a general verb, not specific to ducks).
• Vịt kêu: duck quacking (a descriptive phrase, not an onomatopoeia).

Related Phrases

• Kêu quạc quạc: to quack (literally, "to call 'quạc quạc'").
  • Con vịt mẹ kêu quạc quạc gọi đàn con. (The mother duck quacked to call her ducklings.)

1. xem quạc (láy)