Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Continual, persistent, incessant: Describes an action or state that occurs repeatedly or lasts for a long time without a significant break, often with a sense of monotony or slight annoyance. It frequently describes light, ongoing rain or repetitive, minor actions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mưa rả rích mấy hôm. (It rained continually for several days.)
  • Ăn kẹo rả rích suốt ngày. (He/she ate sweets incessantly the whole day.)
  • Tiếng mưa rả rích trên mái tôn. (The sound of rain pattering incessantly on the tin roof.)

Advanced Usage

• "rả rích" is often used to describe sounds or actions that are light but unceasing, creating an atmosphere of monotony or gentle persistence.
  • Tiếng đồng hồ tích tắc rả rích trong đêm yên tĩnh. (The clock ticked away incessantly in the quiet night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lả rả (adj): Similar to "rả rích," describing a continuous, murmuring, or chattering sound.
  • Mấy đứa trẻ nói lả rả cả buổi. (The children chattered away all afternoon.)

Synonyms

• Incessant: continuing without pause or interruption.
• Persistent: continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulty.
• Continual: happening frequently, with intervals between occurrences.
• Pattering: making a quick, succession of light taps (often for rain).

Related Idioms

• While "rả rích" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning contributes to descriptive phrases about monotonous continuity.
  • Công việc cứ rả rích không dứt. (The work just drones on and on without end.)

1. Continual, persistent
   • Mưa rả rích mấy hôm
     It rained continually for several days
   • Ăn kẹo rả rích suốt ngày
     To sweets continually the whole day