xoảng

Chậu đồng rơi xuống sàn đánh xoảng một tiếng.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Interjection:
   • A loud, sudden, metallic clanging or crashing sound: Represents the sharp, resonant noise produced when metal objects (like pots, pans, cymbals, or brass bowls) strike together or fall onto a hard surface.
   • With a crash or a clang: Describes an action accompanied by this specific, often disruptive, sound.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Cái chậu đồng rơi xuống sàn, xoảng một tiếng. (The brass bowl fell to the floor with a clang.)
  • Nghe thấy tiếng xoảng từ trong bếp. (I heard a crash from the kitchen.)
  • Hai cái nắp chảo va vào nhau xoảng. (The two pot lids hit each other with a clang.)

Advanced Usage

• "xoảng xoảng" (reduplicated form):
  • Indicates a repeated or continuous clanging, jangling, or clattering sound.
  • Chiếc xe cũ kêu xoảng xoảng trên đường gồ ghề. (The old vehicle rattled and clanged on the bumpy road.)

Variants and Related Words

• Leng keng (onomatopoeia): A lighter, more high-pitched, jingling or tinkling sound, like small bells or coins.
• Chan chát (onomatopoeia): A sharp, grating, or scraping metallic sound.
• Ầm (onomatopoeia): A heavy, dull thud or boom, not specifically metallic.

Synonyms

• Clang: A loud, resonant metallic sound.
• Crash: A sudden loud noise of something breaking or falling.
• Clatter: A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking together.

Related Idioms

• Nói như đánh xoảng: To speak in a very loud, harsh, or brash manner, as noisy as a clanging sound.
  • Ông ấy nói chuyện như đánh xoảng, làm mọi người giật mình. (He talks as loud as a crash, startling everyone.)