tip-off; inside information
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tip-off; information provided by an informant to police or detectives
dialectOriginally dialectal but now widely understood in police and crime contexts. Usually refers to specific, actionable intelligence rather than general information.
Jǐng警
fāng方
gēn根
jù据
xiàn线
bào报
，
chéng成
gōng功
dǎo捣
huǐ毁
le了
nà那
gè个
fàn贩
dú毒
tuán团
huǒ伙
。
Based on a tip-off, the police successfully destroyed that drug trafficking ring.
Wǒ我
men们
shōu收
dào到
le了
yī一
tiáo条
kě可
kào靠
xiàn线
bào报
，
shuō说
tā他
jīn今
wǎn晚
huì会
chū出
xiàn现
。
We received a reliable tip-off saying that he will appear tonight.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
xiàn线
bào报
shì是
cóng从
nǎ哪
lǐ里
lái来
de的
？
Where did this tip-off come from?