mật báo
Definition
- Noun:
- Secret report; confidential intelligence: Information, often of a sensitive, private, or strategic nature, that is conveyed discreetly or covertly from one party to another.
- Tip-off; covert notification: The act of secretly informing or warning someone about a specific situation, often to prevent a danger or to provide an advantage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảnh sát nhận được mật báo về một vụ buôn lậu. (The police received a secret report about a smuggling case.)
- Mật báo của điệp viên đã được chuyển đi an toàn. (The agent's confidential intelligence was delivered safely.)
- Hành động ngay sau khi có mật báo. (Act immediately upon receiving the tip-off.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contexts involving state security, espionage, law enforcement, or competitive business, where information is highly guarded.
- It implies a channel of communication that is hidden from public or adversarial view.
Variants and Related Words
- Báo cáo mật (n): Secret report. A more formal variant.
- Báo cáo mật đã được niêm phong. (The secret report was sealed.)
- Tin mật (n): Secret information; intelligence. A broader term for confidential news or data.
- Tin mật này không được tiết lộ. (This secret information must not be disclosed.)
Synonyms
- Confidential report: A private, non-public document or communication.
- Intelligence: Secret information, especially of military or political value.
- Tip-off: A piece of confidential information or warning, often given anonymously.
Related Idioms
- While "mật báo" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates to the concept of "trong họ ngoài làng" (within the clan, outside the village), which describes sharing information within a trusted inner circle while keeping it secret from outsiders, similar to the nature of a "mật báo."