to inform secretly; secret accusation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to secretly report; to inform against; to snitch
Often implies revealing hidden information to authorities, sometimes with a negative connotation of betrayal.
Tā他
xiàng向
jǐng警
fāng方
mì密
gào告
le了
tóng同
huǒ伙
de的
cáng藏
shēn身
zhī之
chù处
。
He secretly reported his accomplice's hiding place to the police.
Yǒu有
rén人
mì密
gào告
tā他
tān贪
wū污
gōng公
kuǎn款
。
Someone secretly reported him for embezzling public funds.
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Zài在
bái白
sè色
kǒng恐
bù怖
shí时
qí期
，
lín邻
jū居
zhī之
jiān间
hù互
xiāng相
mì密
gào告
shì是
cháng常
shì事
。
During the White Terror period, it was common for neighbors to secretly inform on each other.
noun
secret report; secret accusation; denunciation; tip-off
Refers to the act, content, or document of secretly informing authorities about wrongdoing.
Jǐng警
fāng方
shōu收
dào到
le了
yī一
fēng封
nì匿
míng名
mì密
gào告
。
The police received an anonymous secret accusation.
Zhè这
fèn份
mì密
gào告
xiáng详
xì细
liè列
chū出
le了
tā他
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
shì事
shí实
。
This secret report detailed his criminal facts.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
xǔ许
duō多
yuān冤
àn案
dōu都
yuán源
yú于
è恶
yì意
de的
mì密
gào告
。
Many historical miscarriages of justice originated from malicious secret accusations.