thông hiệu
Definition
- Noun:
- A common, agreed-upon signal or sign: A conventional mark or symbol used to convey specific information within a defined system or group.
- A conventional sign (archaic): An older term for a prearranged signal used for communication, often in specific contexts like navigation or military operations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thông hiệu của hải quân rất phức tạp. (The navy's conventional signals are very complex.)
- Đó là một thông hiệu để báo động. (That is a prearranged signal to sound the alarm.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thông hiệu" is considered somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical, technical, or literary contexts describing systems of flags, lights, sounds, or symbols used for standardized communication.
Variants and Related Words
Tín hiệu (n): signal. A more common modern term for any type of signal (electrical, visual, auditory).
- Tín hiệu đèn giao thông. (Traffic light signals.)
Ám hiệu (n): secret sign, covert signal.
- Họ dùng ám hiệu để nhận diện nhau. (They use secret signs to identify each other.)
Synonyms
- Signal: A gesture, action, or sound conveying information or an instruction.
- Conventional sign: A symbol whose meaning is established by social or professional agreement.
Related Concepts
- Mật mã (n): cipher, code. A system of secret communication using prearranged signals or substitutions.
- Ký hiệu (n): symbol, notation. A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process.