Definition

Adjective: - Resonant, sonorous, clear and ringing: Describes a sound, especially a human voice, that is strong, clear, bright, and carries well, often perceived as healthy and vigorous.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giọng nói của thầy hiệu trưởng vang lên sang sảng trong buổi lễ. (The principal's voice rang out resonantly during the ceremony.)
  • Dù đã ngoài bảy mươi, tiếng cười của bà vẫn còn sang sảng. (Even though she is over seventy, her laughter is still clear and ringing.)
  • Tiếng chuông đồng hồ điểm giờ ngân lên sang sảng trong không gian yên tĩnh. (The clock's bell chimed the hour sonorously in the quiet space.)

Advanced Usage

• "sang sảng như chuông": as clear as a bell; a simile emphasizing the pure, ringing quality of a sound.
  • Giọng hát của cô ấy cao vút, sang sảng như chuông. (Her singing voice was high-pitched, as clear as a bell.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sang (adj): While primarily meaning "luxurious" or "noble," in some poetic or compound contexts, it can relate to a bright, clear quality of sound or light. It is not used alone to mean "resonant."
• Vang (adj/v): To echo, to resound. Often used in combination with "sang sảng" for emphasis (e.g., - to ring out resonantly).

Synonyms

• Vang dội: resounding, echoing (often louder and more powerful).
• Trong trẻo: clear, pure, limpid (often for voice or sound, emphasizing clarity over strength).
• Âm vang: resonant, reverberant.

Antonyms

• Khàn khàn: hoarse, husky.
• Nhỏ bé: small, faint (in sound).
• Ồm ồm: muffled, dull-sounding.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nói sang sảng: to speak in a resonant, clear voice.
  • Ông ấy đứng trên bục, nói sang sảng về lòng yêu nước. (He stood on the podium, speaking in a resonant voice about patriotism.)
• Cười sang sảng: to laugh heartily with a clear, ringing sound.
  • Nghe câu chuyện hài, cả phòng cười sang sảng. (Hearing the funny story, the whole room laughed heartily.)

adj

1. sonorous