rần rật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From diminutive reduplication of rật.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˨˩ zət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəŋ˦˩ ʐək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹəŋ˨˩ ɹək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

rần rật • (寅秩)

  1. Used to describe strong, rapid, repetitive sounds
    gió rần rật ― the wind roars and surges
    Tiếng chân rần rật suốt đêm. ― The sound of footsteps thudded heavily all night.
  2. Used to describe a surging or spreading sensation that is either physical (heat, chills) or emotional (excitement, fear)
    lửa cháy rần rật ― the fire blazes fiercely
    khắp người rần rật niềm vui sướng ― joy surges through the body

References

  • “rần rật”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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