ánh ỏi

Tiếng còi ánh ỏi vang lên từ phía người trọng tài trên sân cỏ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Strident; piercing; shrill: Describes a sound that is loud, high-pitched, and unpleasant to the ear, often causing discomfort or a sense of alarm.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tiếng còi xe cứu thương ánh ỏi trên phố. (The ambulance siren was strident on the street.)
  • Đừng nói bằng giọng ánh ỏi như thế. (Don't speak in such a shrill voice.)
  • Tiếng trẻ con khóc ánh ỏi suốt đêm. (The child's crying was piercing all night.)

Advanced Usage

• The word ánh ỏi is often used to emphasize the intrusive, grating, or persistently annoying quality of a sound. It is more intense than simply "loud" and carries a negative connotation.

Variants and Related Words

• Ồn ào (adj): noisy, loud (general noise, not necessarily high-pitched).
• Chói tai (adj): ear-piercing, grating (similar to ánh ỏi but can also apply to non-sound stimuli like bright light).
• The thé (adj): shrill, screechy (often used specifically for voices).

Synonyms

• Shrill
• Piercing
• Strident
• Screechy

Related Idioms

• While ánh ỏi itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used descriptively in phrases to criticize unpleasant sounds.
  • Nói chuyện ánh ỏi như bị ong chích. (To talk in a shrill manner as if stung by a bee.)