rè
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Cracked or hoarse (sound): Describes a sound, especially a voice or the sound from a speaker or bell, that is rough, unclear, and unpleasant to hear because it is not pure. It often implies a broken or distorted quality due to damage or strain.
- To sound cracked: Used to indicate that something produces such a flawed sound.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Giọng anh ấy bị khàn và rè sau khi hét quá nhiều. (His voice became hoarse and cracked after shouting too much.)
- Cái loa cũ này nghe rất rè. (This old speaker sounds very cracked.)
- Chuông nhà thờ kêu rè. (The church bell sounds cracked.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "rè" is primarily used to describe defective or strained auditory output. It is not typically used for physical cracks in objects unless referring to the sound they produce.
- "kêu rè": A common phrase meaning "to sound cracked" or "to produce a cracked sound."
- Microphone này cứ kêu rè. (This microphone keeps sounding cracked.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ồm ồm và rè rè (idiomatic phrase): Describes a voice that is both deep/dull and hoarse/cracked.
- Anh ấy nói giọng ồm ồm và rè rè vì cảm lạnh. (He speaks in a deep, hoarse and cracked voice because of a cold.)
Synonyms
- Hoarse: (of a voice) rough and harsh-sounding.
- Cracked: (of a sound) having a rough, broken quality.
- Distorted: (of sound) twisted out of its normal shape or clarity.
Related Idioms
- While "rè" itself is not commonly the core of many idioms, it frequently appears in descriptive phrases about poor sound quality, such as "nói giọng rè rè" (to speak in a cracked voice).
- to be cracked (chuông)
- kêu rè
- (of bell) to round cracked