chỉ điểm
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Definition
Verb:
- To pinpoint: To identify or indicate the exact location of a target, especially for military purposes.
- To inform (against someone): To secretly provide information about someone's activities to an authority or enemy.
Noun:
- An informer: A person who secretly provides information about others to an authority or enemy.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Máy bay chỉ điểm cho đại bác bắn. (The plane pinpointed the target for the artillery to fire.)
- Hắn bị nghi ngờ chỉ điểm cho cảnh sát. (He is suspected of informing to the police.)
Noun:
- Hắn là một chỉ điểm của địch. (He is an informer for the enemy.)
- Làm chỉ điểm là một hành vi phản bội. (Acting as an informer is an act of betrayal.)
Advanced Usage
- The term carries a strong negative connotation, implying betrayal, secrecy, and often collaboration with a hostile or oppressive force. It is most commonly used in military, intelligence, or political contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Chỉ dẫn (v): to guide, to instruct. (This is a neutral term, unlike the secretive act implied by "chỉ điểm").
- Tố cáo (v): to denounce, to accuse publicly.
- Báo tin (v): to report news or information (generally neutral or positive).
Synonyms
- Verb: To identify, to point out, to betray, to snitch (informal).
- Noun: Informant, mole, spy, snitch (informal).
Related Idioms
- Làm tay sai chỉ điểm: To act as a henchman and informer.
- Bọn chúng làm tay sai chỉ điểm cho quân xâm lược. (They acted as henchmen and informers for the invaders.)
verb
- To pinpoint, to inform
- máy bay chỉ điểm cho đại bác bắnthe plane pinpointed (the target) for the artillery
noun
- Informer
- làm chỉ điểm cho địchto act as an informer for the enemy