ọc ạch
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Making a gurgling or sloshing sound: Describes a sound, typically coming from the stomach or intestines, indicating indigestion, flatulence, or the movement of liquid and gas.
- Rattling, clunking, or functioning poorly: Used metaphorically to describe a machine, vehicle, or system that is old, broken, or operating inefficiently, producing irregular, unpleasant noises.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau bữa tiệc, bụng tôi ọc ạch khó chịu. (After the feast, my stomach was gurgling uncomfortably.)
- Chiếc xe máy cũ kêu ọc ạch mỗi khi khởi động. (The old motorbike rattles and clunks every time it starts.)
- Hệ thống ống nước nghe ọc ạch cả đêm. (The plumbing system made gurgling sounds all night.)
Advanced Usage
- Describing a state or feeling: Used to express the physical sensation of bloating or indigestion.
- Cảm giác bụng ọc ạch thật khó tả. (The feeling of a gurgling stomach is hard to describe.)
- Describing inefficient operation: Extends to abstract concepts like an organization or process.
- Bộ máy hành chính ọc ạch cần được cải tổ. (The clunky administrative machinery needs reform.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ọc ọc (onomatopoeia): A reduplicative form emphasizing a repeated gurgling or pouring sound.
- Nước chảy ọc ọc từ vòi. (Water gushed noisily from the tap.)
- Ạch ạch (onomatopoeia): Sometimes used similarly, emphasizing a creaking or straining sound.
Synonyms
- Sôi bụng: To have a rumbling stomach.
- Kêu òng ọc: To make a gurgling sound (often for liquids).
- Cọt kẹt: To creak or squeak (for mechanical sounds).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bụng ọc ạch: A common phrase meaning "to have a gurgling/bloated stomach."
- Ăn đồ sống dễ bị bụng ọc ạch. (Eating raw food can easily give you a gurgling stomach.)
- Chạy ọc ạch: To run/function poorly (like a vehicle).
- Xe chạy ọc ạch được vài cây số rồi chết máy. (The car clunked along for a few kilometers and then stalled.)
- flatulent
- bụng ọc ạchto feel flatulence in one's stomache