ịt ịt

Một chú lợn con kêu ịt ịt trong chuồng.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia:
   • A word that imitates the high-pitched, squeaking, or squealing sound made by a small animal, often a piglet or a mouse. It is a reduplicative sound symbolic word, commonly used to represent repetitive, faint squeaks.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Con lợn con kêu "ịt ịt". (The piglet goes "oink oink"/squeals.)
  • Nghe thấy tiếng "ịt ịt" từ trong chuồng. (Hearing a "squeak squeak" sound from inside the pen.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used as an onomatopoeic representation of sound. It is not typically used in formal contexts and carries no additional metaphorical meanings.

Variants and Related Words

• Ịt (onomatopoeia): The singular, non-reduplicated form, representing a single short squeak or squeal.
  • Con chuột kêu "ịt". (The mouse let out a "squeak".)

Synonyms

• Squeak: A short, high-pitched sound.
• Squeal: A prolonged, high-pitched cry or sound.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs associated directly with the onomatopoeia "ịt ịt".