Definition

1. Onomatopoeia (Từ tượng thanh):
   • A continuous, rhythmic, and often heavy sound: Describes a repetitive, thumping, or chugging sound, typically produced by machinery, engines, or heavy, regular movements.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Chiếc máy cũ kêu sình sịch. (The old machine chugged rhythmically.)
  • Tiếng động cơ nghe sình sịch trong đêm. (The engine made a rhythmic chugging sound in the night.)
  • Anh ấy đi bộ nặng nhọc, bước chân sình sịch. (He walked laboriously, his footsteps thumping heavily.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to emphasize a monotonous, persistent sound: Often implies the sound is somewhat dull, heavy, and unvarying.
  • Cả ngày chỉ nghe tiếng máy sình sịch. (All day long, all you could hear was the monotonous chugging of the machine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sịch (onomatopoeia): A single, heavier thud or thump sound. "Sình sịch" is the reduplicated, continuous form.
  • Nghe tiếng sịch một cái. (Hear a single thud.)

Synonyms

• Lọc cọc (onomatopoeia): Describes a clattering or rattling sound (e.g., of wheels on cobblestones), which is lighter and more clacky than "sình sịch".
• Ồm ồm (onomatopoeia): Describes a deep, muffled, rumbling sound (e.g., of thunder, a deep voice).

Related Phrases

• Kêu sình sịch: To make a "sình sịch" sound.
  • Động cơ bắt đầu kêu sình sịch. (The engine started to chug.)

Related Idioms

• (This word, as a specific onomatopoeia, is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Its usage is primarily literal, describing actual sounds.)

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