xủng xẻng

Một đứa trẻ làm rơi chiếc xủng xẻng xuống sàn nhà.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Adjective:
   • Clanging; clattering; jangling: A word that imitates the loud, sharp, resonant, and often discordant metallic sound made when hard metal objects strike together or are dropped, such as pots, pans, chains, or tools.
   • Characterized by such sounds: Describing a situation, place, or object that is producing or full of these noisy, metallic sounds.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia / Adjective:
  • Tiếng xủng xẻng của xích xe đạp. (The clanging of the bicycle chain.)
  • Nhà bếp nghe thấy xủng xẻng vì chị ấy đang tìm nồi. (The kitchen sounded clattering because she was looking for a pot.)
  • Anh ta làm rơi hộp đồ nghề, nghe xủng xẻng. (He dropped the toolbox, making a jangling sound.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is primarily used as a vivid sound descriptor (onomatopoeia) but can function adjectivally to describe the source or atmosphere of the noise.
• It often implies a lack of harmony or a disruptive, attention-grabbing noise.

Variants and Related Words

• Xủng xoảng: A direct variant with identical meaning and usage (clanging, clattering).
  • Đồng hồ rơi xuống sàn kêu xủng xoảng. (The clock fell to the floor with a clatter.)

Synonyms

• Clang: A loud, resonant metallic sound.
• Clatter: A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other.
• Jangle: A harsh, discordant sound, often metallic.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, "xủng xẻng" is commonly used in expressive phrases to vividly depict noise.
  • Tiếng động xủng xẻng: clattering noises.
  • Kêu xủng xẻng: to clang; to make a clattering sound.