Definition

Noun: - Secret: "Bem" is a colloquial/informal Vietnamese noun meaning a secret, a piece of information that is not known or meant to be known by others.

Usage

"Bem" is used in informal contexts to refer to a secret. It is often used in specific, common verb phrases.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đó là một cái bem rất lớn. (That is a very big secret.)
  • Anh ta biết quá nhiều bem. (He knows too many secrets.)

Advanced Usage

• "lộ bem": to reveal/leak a secret.
  • Đừng lộ bem này ra nhé. (Don't let this secret out, okay?)
• "giữ bem": to keep a secret.
  • Tôi hứa sẽ giữ bem cho cậu. (I promise to keep the secret for you.)
• "hầm bem": a secret underground (place); can metaphorically mean a very well-kept secret or a hidden operation.
  • Họ có một hầm bem ở dưới tầng hầm. (They have a secret underground room in the basement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bí mật (n): The standard, formal word for "secret".
  • Đây là thông tin bí mật. (This is confidential information.)

Synonyms

• Bí mật: secret (formal).
• Điều bí ẩn: mystery.

Related Phrases

(As "bem" is a noun, it forms common phrases with specific verbs rather than phrasal verbs.) - Tiết lộ bí mật / Làm lộ bem: to disclose a secret. - Giấu bem: to hide a secret (informal).

Related Idioms

(There are no widely recognized idioms specifically using the word "bem". The informal nature of the word makes it less common in fixed idiomatic expressions.)

noun

1. Secret
   • lộ bem
     to let out a secret
   • giữ bem
     to keep secrets
   • hầm bem
     a secret underground