Definition

1. Onomatopoeia:
   • The sound of a ringing or buzzing alarm, typically high-pitched, repetitive, and metallic, such as that made by an old-fashioned mechanical alarm clock, a bicycle bell, or a traditional telephone.
   • The sound of a sustained, vibrating ring.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Đồng hồ báo thức kêu reng reng. (The alarm clock went ring ring.)
  • Chuông xe đạp reng reng ở phía xa. (The bicycle bell jingled in the distance.)
  • Điện thoại để chế độ rung nên chỉ kêu reng reng nhỏ. (The phone was on vibrate so it only made a small buzzing sound.)

Advanced Usage

• Often reduplicated ("reng reng") to mimic a continuous or repetitive ringing sound. The single form "reng" can imply a single ring or buzz.
• Used to describe not just sounds from devices, but any similar resonant, metallic ringing.
  • Tiếng thìa đập vào cốc reng một tiếng. (The spoon hit the cup with a clang.)

Variants and Related Words

• Reng (onomatopoeia): A single instance of a ring or buzz.
• Kêu reng reng (verb phrase): To be ringing, to make a ringing sound.
• Chuông reng (noun phrase): A ringing bell.

Synonyms

• Ring: The sound a bell makes.
• Buzz: A continuous vibrating sound, like from a phone.
• Jingle: A light ringing sound.
• Clang: A loud, resonant metallic sound.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm reng reng: To cause something to ring or jingle.
  • Đứa trẻ làm reng reng mấy chiếc chìa khóa. (The child jingled the keys.)
• Tai kêu reng reng: Ears are ringing (often after a loud noise).
  • Sau buổi hòa nhạc, tai tôi kêu reng reng cả đêm. (After the concert, my ears were ringing all night.)