quác quác
Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- Quack quack: The sound made by a duck. It is the Vietnamese representation of a duck's call.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Đàn vịt kêu "quác quác" trên ao. (The flock of ducks went "quack quack" on the pond.)
- Trẻ con thường bắt chước tiếng vịt: "Quác quác"! (Children often imitate the sound of a duck: "Quack quack"!)
Advanced Usage
- The word is a reduplicative, where the base "quác" is repeated for emphasis and to better mimic the repetitive nature of the animal's sound. It is almost exclusively used to represent the cry of a duck.
Variants and Related Words
- Quác (onomatopoeia): The singular form, also representing a duck's quack, though "quác quác" is more common for the repeated sound.
- Cạc cạc (onomatopoeia): Another common Vietnamese onomatopoeia for a duck's quack.
Synonyms
- Quack: The direct English equivalent onomatopoeia for a duck's sound.
Related Idioms
- While there are no common idioms using "quác quác", ducks and their sounds are sometimes referenced in folk sayings about noise or predictable behavior, e.g., implying something is as obvious or expected as a duck quacking.