hư báo
Definition
- Noun:
- A false report; a fabricated account: "hư báo" refers to a report or piece of information that is intentionally untrue or incorrect.
- A misleading dispatch: Historically, it can denote an official or military report containing false information.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà báo đó đã đăng một hư báo về tình hình kinh tế. (That journalist published a false report about the economic situation.)
- Trong chiến tranh, việc phát tán hư báo là một chiến thuật phổ biến. (During war, disseminating false reports is a common tactic.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered somewhat archaic or formal in modern Vietnamese and is often found in historical, literary, or official contexts.
- It implies a deliberate act of deception through reporting, not merely an accidental error.
Variants and Related Words
- Báo cáo sai (phrase): to report incorrectly.
- Tin giả (noun): fake news (a more modern and common term).
- Tin đồn thất thiệt (phrase): malicious rumor.
Synonyms
- Tin vịt (noun, informal): literally "duck news," meaning hoax or fake news.
- Bản tin sai sự thật (phrase): a report that is untrue.
Related Phrases
- Đưa tin sai sự thật (phrase): to report false information.
- Làm báo cáo gian dối (phrase): to make a fraudulent report.
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "hư báo," the concept relates to proverbs about lying, such as:
- Nói một đàng làm một nẻo: To say one thing and do another (highlighting dishonesty).