How do you say “onomatopoeia” in Vietnamese?

“Onomatopoeia” in Vietnamese is tượng thanh (onomatopoeic).

Vietnamese words for “onomatopoeia”

• tượng thanhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [tɨəŋ˨˩˨ tʰan˧˧]tượng heavy thanh level

  onomatopoeic

  for “onomatopoeia” meaning: The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

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