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打小报告 — Chinese Idiom

打小报告 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly report someone's wrongdoings or problems to an authority figure; to tattle or inform on someone”.

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打小报告 Pronunciation and Pinyin

打小报告 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge
告
gào7tell, inform, or announce

Example Sentence with 打小报告

他总是喜欢在背后打小报告,搞得同事们都很不喜欢他。
He always likes to secretly inform on others, which makes his colleagues really dislike him.

Idioms Related to 打小报告

Synonyms of 打小报告

  • àn暗jiàn箭shāng伤rén人stab someone in the back

Antonyms of 打小报告

  • zhí直yán言bù不huì讳speak frankly without hesitation

More idioms starting with 打

  • dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
  • dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
  • dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
  • dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
  • dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
  • dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
  • dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
  • dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
  • dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
  • dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
  • dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
  • dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public

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What does 打小报告 mean?

打小报告 (dǎ xiǎo bào gào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly report someone's wrongdoings or problems to an authority figure; to tattle or inform on someone”.

How do you pronounce 打小报告?

打小报告 is pronounced dǎ xiǎo bào gào in Mandarin Chinese.

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