ông ổng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Raucous, hoarse, booming: Describes a deep, harsh, and often unpleasant sound that lacks clarity and is typically loud and resonant, like the distorted noise from an old or low-quality loudspeaker.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiếng loa cũ nghe ông ổng. (The old loudspeaker sounds raucous.)
- Giọng nói của anh ấy bị ông ổng vì viêm họng. (His voice became hoarse/booming because of a sore throat.)
Advanced Usage
- Onomatopoeic Use: The word "ông ổng" is often used as an onomatopoeia to directly mimic the low, rumbling, and distorted sound it describes.
- Loa kêu ông ổng một hồi rồi tắt. (The speaker made a raucous, booming noise for a while and then turned off.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ồm ồm (adj): Also describes a deep, muffled, or hoarse sound, often of a voice. It is a close synonym.
- Nói giọng ồm ồm. (To speak in a deep, muffled voice.)
Synonyms
- Raucous: Making a harsh, loud noise.
- Hoarse: (Of a voice) sounding rough and harsh.
- Boomy: (Of sound) excessively resonant or bass-heavy.
- Distorted: (Of sound) twisted out of its normal shape.
Related Idioms
- Ông ổng như tiếng trống làng: (Booming like the village drum) – An idiom emphasizing a loud, deep, and carrying sound, often with a rustic or crude quality.
- Tiếng hô hào của ông ấy ông ổng như tiếng trống làng. (His shouting was booming like the village drum.)
- Raucous noise
- Tiếng loa cũ nghe ông ốngThe raucous sounds from a used loudspeaker