Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bad news: Information that is unpleasant, distressing, or unfortunate, often concerning a sad event, a loss, or an unfavorable development.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi người đều buồn bã khi nghe hung tin. (Everyone was sad when they heard the bad news.)
  • Hung tin về vụ tai nạn lan truyền rất nhanh. (The bad news about the accident spread very quickly.)
  • Anh ấy lo lắng chờ đợi, sợ có hung tin. (He waited anxiously, afraid there would be bad news.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hung tin" is formal and literary, often found in written texts or formal speech. In everyday conversation, phrases like or are more common.
  • Tờ báo đưa hung tin về trận lụt. (The newspaper reported the bad news about the flood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tin xấu (n): bad news (more common in daily speech).

  • Cô ấy gọi để báo tin xấu. (She called to deliver the bad news.)

• Tin buồn (n): sad news (often regarding death or bereavement).

  • Cả gia đình nhận được tin buồn. (The whole family received the sad news.)

• Tin dữ (n): dire/terrible news (emphasizes severity).

  • Tin dữ khiến cả thị trấn chấn động. (The dire news shocked the whole town.)

Synonyms

• Bad news: Unwelcome or distressing information.
• Ill tidings: A literary term for bad news.
• Dire news: Serious and alarming news.

Related Idioms

• Mang hung tin: to bring bad news.

  • Sứ giả mang hung tin đến cho nhà vua. (The messenger brought bad news to the king.)

• Hung tin ác báo: (a set phrase) evil tidings and bad reports; refers to a series of unfortunate news or omens.

  • Năm đó đầy rẫy những hung tin ác báo. (That year was full of evil tidings and bad reports.)

noun

1. bad news