Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To hear a rumor / to get wind of something: To learn about news or information indirectly, often through gossip or unofficial channels.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi phong văn anh sắp chuyển công tác. (I heard a rumor that you are about to transfer jobs.)
  • Họ phong văn về một sự thay đổi lớn trong công ty. (They got wind of a major change in the company.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as archaic () and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It is typically found in classical literature or historical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghe đồn (v): to hear a rumor. This is the modern, commonly used equivalent.

  • Nghe đồn công ty sắp mở chi nhánh mới. (Rumor has it the company is about to open a new branch.)

• Nghe phong thanh (v): to get wind of something (also somewhat literary).

  • Ông ấy nghe phong thanh về vụ việc đó. (He got wind of that matter.)

Synonyms

• Hear a rumor: to receive information unofficially.
• Get wind of: to learn about something secret or private.
• Hear tell: to hear something said by others.

Related Idioms

• Đồn đại: to spread rumors.

  • Tin tức đó chỉ là đồn đại. (That news is just a rumor.)

• Tin vịt: a false or fabricated news report.

  • Đó là một tin vịt. (That is fake news.)

1. (từ cũ) Get wind (of something)