Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cry out / to shout an alarm: To shout loudly to alert others, typically upon witnessing a crime, danger, or suspicious activity, in order to summon help or warn the community.
   • To raise an alarm: To make a public outcry about something wrong or unjust, drawing widespread attention to it.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người dân tri hô khi bắt gặp tên trộm. (The residents cried out when they caught the thief.)
  • Cô ấy tri hô lên để mọi người xung quanh chú ý. (She shouted an alarm to get the attention of everyone nearby.)
  • Báo chí đã tri hô về vụ bê bối đó. (The press raised an alarm about that scandal.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tri hô" often carries a formal or slightly archaic tone in modern Vietnamese. It implies a moral or civic duty to alert the public.
• It is frequently used in contexts involving crime prevention, social justice, or exposing wrongdoing.

Variants and Related Words

• La hét (v): to yell or scream (general, often without the specific connotation of raising an alarm).
• Báo động (v): to sound an alarm, to alert (can be used for both literal alarms and figurative warnings).

Synonyms

• To shout an alarm
• To cry out
• To raise a hue and cry

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tri hô bắt giặc: To cry out to catch a robber/bandit. This phrase encapsulates the classic scenario of raising an alarm against criminals.
  • Tinh thần "tri hô bắt giặc" rất quan trọng cho an ninh khu phố. (The spirit of "raising an alarm to catch thieves" is very important for neighborhood security.)