Definition

1. Verb (Động từ):
   • To announce a victory, to report a triumph: A formal, literary, or archaic term used to declare or communicate news of a military or strategic success.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sứ giả vội vã trở về kinh đô để báo tiệp. (The messenger hurried back to the capital to announce the victory.)
  • Tin báo tiệp từ chiến trường khiến cả nước phấn khởi. (The news reporting the triumph from the battlefield uplifted the entire nation.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal contexts, often related to classical literature, historical narratives, or ceremonial language. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
  • Trong các áng văn chương cổ, hình ảnh người lính báo tiệp là một hình tượng quen thuộc. (In classical literature, the image of the soldier announcing a victory is a familiar motif.)

Variants and Related Words

• Báo (verb): to report, to inform.
• Tiệp (archaic/formal, noun): victory, triumph. (Note: In modern Vietnamese, "chiến thắng" is the common word for victory.)
• Báo tin (verb phrase): to report news.
• Báo thắng trận (verb phrase): to report a battle victory (a more descriptive modern equivalent).

Synonyms

• Báo tin thắng trận: to report a battle victory.
• Loan báo chiến thắng: to proclaim a victory (also formal/literary).

Notes on Meaning

• The term "báo tiệp" is a compound word formed from "báo" (to announce) and the Sino-Vietnamese element "tiệp" (victory). It is classified as an archaic or literary term. Its usage is almost exclusively limited to contexts describing historical events or within classical stylistic writing.

1. (từ cũ, nghĩa cũ) Announce a victory