tí tách
Definition
- Onomatopoeia:
- Dripping sound: A word that imitates the light, crisp, and intermittent sound of small drops of liquid falling, such as water or rain.
- Crackling sound: It can also mimic a similar light, irregular, and successive sound, like that of dry wood burning in a fire.
Usage Examples
- Onomatopoeia:
- Mưa rơi tí tách ngoài hiên. (The rain falls tí tách on the porch.)
- Tiếng củi khô cháy tí tách. (The dry firewood burns with a tí tách crackle.)
- Nước nhỏ giọt tí tách từ vòi. (Water drips tí tách from the faucet.)
Advanced Usage
- "tí tách" as an adjective: In some contexts, it can function descriptively to mean "dripping" or producing such a sound.
- Âm thanh tí tách của cơn mưa đầu mùa. (The tí tách sound of the first seasonal rain.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lộp bộp (onomatopoeia): Imitates a heavier, fuller dripping or splashing sound, often for larger drops.
- Róc rách (onomatopoeia): Imitates a light, continuous flowing or babbling sound, like a small stream.
Synonyms
- Drip-drip: The sound of liquid falling in drops.
- Pitter-patter: A rapid series of light, tapping sounds, often for light rain.
- Crackle: A series of slight, sharp, snapping sounds.
Related Idioms
- While "tí tách" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in poetic descriptions to evoke atmosphere.
- Đêm khuya chỉ còn tiếng mưa tí tách. (Late at night, there was only the tí tách sound of the rain.)
adj
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dripping
