bem
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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
- Secret
- lộ bemto let out a secret
- giữ bemto keep secrets
- hầm bema secret underground