quạc quạc
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Definition
- 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.)
- xem quạc (láy)