tattling; secret report to authority
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
secret report made to a superior about a colleague's behavior; tattling
derogatoryAlways carries a negative connotation. Commonly used in the phrase '打小报告' (dǎ xiǎo bào gào), meaning to tell on someone or tattle.
Tā他
zuì最
tǎo讨
yàn厌
nà那
xiē些
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
dǎ打
xiǎo小
bào报
gào告
de的
rén人
。
He hates those who tell on others behind their backs the most.
Tóng同
shì事
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
gāi该
tǎn坦
chéng诚
xiāng相
dài待
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
hù互
xiāng相
dǎ打
xiǎo~
。
Colleagues should treat each other honestly, rather than telling on one another.
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Bān班
zhǎng长
xiàng向
lǎo老
shī师
dǎ打
le了
wǒ我
de的
xiǎo小
bào报
gào告
。
The class monitor told the teacher on me.