Definition

1. 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.)

1. Raucous noise
   • Tiếng loa cũ nghe ông ống
     The raucous sounds from a used loudspeaker