tōng
fēng
bào
xìn

idiom
verb

Meaning of 通风报信

通风报信 means to tip off; to leak secret information; to inform secretly. Pronounced tōng fēng bào xìn.

  • to tip off; to leak secret information; to inform secretly

Definitions & Examples

gěi
jǐng
chá
tōng
fēng
bào
xìn
 
dǎo
zhì
huà
shī
bài
 

He tipped off the police, causing the plan to fail.

Yǒu
rén
xiàng
rén
tōng
fēng
bào
xìn
 
xiè
lòu
le
men
de
wèi
zhì
 

Someone tipped off the enemy, revealing our position.

Yán
jìn
wéi
zài
rén
yuán
tōng
fēng
bào
xìn
 

It is strictly forbidden to leak information to detainees.

Nèi
guǐ
xiàng
jìng
zhēng
duì
shǒu
tōng
fēng
bào
xìn
 
ràng
gōng
sǔn
shī
 

The mole tipped off the competitors, causing huge losses for the company.