Definitions

1. Verb:

   • To echo, to resound, to ring out: To produce a loud, clear, and often prolonged sound that spreads through the air or a space.
   • To be famous/far-reaching (figurative): For a reputation or fame to spread widely and be known by many.

2. Adjective:

   • Sonorous, resonant, ringing: Describing a sound that is full, loud, clear, and carries well.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Chuông nhà thờ vang lên mỗi buổi sáng. (The church bell rings out every morning.)
  • Tiếng hô "Đồng ý!" vang lên trong hội trường. (The shout of "Agreed!" resounded through the hall.)
  • Danh tiếng của ông ấy vang khắp thế giới. (His reputation resounds throughout the world.)

• Adjective:

  • Cô ấy có một giọng nói rất vang và truyền cảm. (She has a very resonant and expressive voice.)
  • Âm thanh trong phòng hòa nhạc rất vang và rõ. (The acoustics in the concert hall are very resonant and clear.)

Advanced Usage

• "vang dội": To resound loudly and powerfully; to have a great impact or echo.
  • Chiến thắng vang dội của đội tuyển. (The team's resounding victory.)
• "vang vọng": To echo, to reverberate (often implying a distant or haunting sound).
  • Tiếng hát vang vọng từ thung lũng. (The singing echoed from the valley.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vang danh (verb phrase): To become famous, to make a name for oneself.
  • Một nhà khoa học vang danh. (A world-renowned scientist.)
• Âm vang (noun): Resonance, echo, repercussion.
  • Sự kiện để lại nhiều âm vang trong lòng công chúng. (The event left a deep resonance with the public.)
• Rượu vang (compound noun): Wine (from French "vin"). Note: This is a distinct, borrowed meaning.
  • Một chai rượu vang đỏ. (A bottle of red wine.)

Synonyms

• Ngân vang (verb): To reverberate, to ring.
• Vọng lại (verb): To echo back.
• Vang to (adjective): Loud, booming.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Vang lên: To ring out, to sound (often for a specific instance).
  • Hồi chuông vang lên báo hiệu giờ học. (The bell rang out to signal the start of class.)
• Vang xa: To resound far and wide.
  • Tiếng trống vang xa khắp làng. (The drum sound carried far across the village.)

Related Idioms

• "Nổi tiếng vang như cồn": To be extremely famous (literally: fame that resounds like a drum).
  • Sau chiến thắng, anh ấy nổi tiếng vang như cồn. (After the win, he became wildly famous.)
• "Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ vang xa": Good news travels fast, but bad news travels even faster (proverb).

verb

1. to echo to resound