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通风报信

通风报信 — “To tip off”

通风报信 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tip off”. To secretly inform; to leak confidential information to someone.

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通风报信 Pronunciation and Pinyin

通风报信 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge
信
xìn9trust, believe, letter, news

Example Sentence with 通风报信

小张暗中给竞争对手通风报信,导致我们错失了这次合作机会。
Xiao Zhang secretly tipped off the competitor, which caused us to miss out on this cooperation opportunity.

Idioms Related to 通风报信

Synonyms of 通风报信

  • tōng通fēng风tǎo讨xìn信secretly leak information to an adversary

Antonyms of 通风报信

  • shǒu守kǒu口rú如píng瓶Keep a secret strictly

More idioms starting with 通

  • tōng通shàng上chè彻xià下Pervading all levels from top to bottom
  • tōng通shū书dá达lǐ礼well-educated, knowledgeable, and courteous
  • tōng通rén人dá达cái才erudite and perceptive individuals
  • tōng通jīn今bó博gǔ古knowledgeable about ancient and modern times
  • tōng通jīn今dá达gǔ古know past and present
  • tōng通sú俗yì易dǒng懂easy to understand
  • tōng通rú儒shuò硕xué学profoundly knowledgeable and insightful scholar
  • tōng通rú儒dá达shì士profoundly learned and sagacious scholars
  • tōng通rú儒dá达shí识highly learned and insightful scholar
  • tōng通yuán元shí识wēi微understand profound and subtle principles
  • tōng通gòng共yǒu有wú无share what one has and what one lacks
  • tōng通qián前chè彻hòu后comprehending from start to finish

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Questions about 通风报信

What does 通风报信 mean?

通风报信 (tōng fēng bào xìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tip off”.

How do you pronounce 通风报信?

通风报信 is pronounced tōng fēng bào xìn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 通风报信?

风:风声。把对立双方中一方的机密暗中告诉另一方。

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