túc

Gà mẹ túc túc gọi đàn gà con lại gần.

Definition

1. Onomatopoeia:
   • A clucking sound: The word "túc" is an onomatopoeic word that imitates the clucking or chucking sound made by a hen, especially when calling her chicks.

Usage Examples

• Onomatopoeia:
  • Gà mẹ kêu "túc túc" để gọi đàn con. (The mother hen clucks "túc túc" to call her chicks.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is most commonly used in its reduplicated form "túc túc" to vividly represent the repetitive, rhythmic sound of a hen's call.

Variants and Related Words

• Túc túc (onomatopoeia): The reduplicated form, meaning continuous or repeated clucking.
  • Nghe tiếng túc túc từ sau vườn. (Hear the clucking sound from the backyard.)

Synonyms

• Cluck: the short, low sound made by a hen.
• Chuck: a similar guttural sound made by poultry.

Related Idioms

• While "túc" itself is not typically found in idioms, the sound "túc túc" is a standard linguistic representation of a hen's call in Vietnamese descriptive language.