tanh tách

Đồng hồ treo tường kêu tanh tách trong phòng khách.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia:
   • A light, sharp, and repetitive cracking or ticking sound: It describes a crisp, clear, and often rapid series of short, dry sounds, like those made by a mechanical device, light rain, or something frying.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Đồng hồ chạy tanh tách. (The clock ticks.)
  • Mưa rơi tanh tách trên mái tôn. (The rain falls with a light pitter-patter on the corrugated iron roof.)
  • Dầu nóng, cá chiên nghe tanh tách. (The oil is hot; the frying fish sizzles.)

Advanced Usage

• "tanh tách" can be used to describe the sound of typing on a mechanical keyboard or the sound of a small fire burning.
  • Anh ấy gõ bàn phím cơ nghe tanh tách. (He types on the mechanical keyboard with a clackety-clack.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lách tách (onomatopoeia): A very similar sound, often interchangeable with "tanh tách," describing light cracking or sizzling noises.
  • Củi cháy lách tách. (The firewood crackles as it burns.)

Synonyms

• Tick: a short, sharp sound, especially of a clock.
• Crackle: a series of short, sharp cracking sounds.
• Patter: a series of quick, light tapping sounds.
• Sizzle: a hissing sound, as of something frying.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, "tanh tách" is often used in descriptive phrases to vividly evoke a soundscape.
  • Tiếng pháo nổ tanh tách. (The firecrackers went off with a rapid pop-pop-pop.)