đánh tiếng

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To send word (indirectly): To communicate one's intention, interest, or a piece of information through an intermediary or in an indirect, often discreet, manner.
   • To hint / to signal: To give a subtle indication or suggestion about something, typically to gauge interest or initiate a delicate process without making a direct, formal statement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình cô ấy đã đánh tiếng muốn tìm một đối tác kinh doanh. (Her family sent word that they wanted to find a business partner.)
  • Họ đánh tiếng là sẵn sàng thương lượng. (They hinted that they were ready to negotiate.)
  • Ông ấy đánh tiếng cho bên kia biết ý định của mình. (He signaled his intention to the other side.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in contexts involving sensitive social arrangements, such as marriage proposals, business deals, or diplomatic communications, where direct communication might be considered too blunt or premature.
• It implies a strategic, cautious approach to communication, allowing for plausible deniability or a graceful exit if the other party is not receptive.

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh động (v): to alert, to sound an alarm (often about a danger or issue). This is more direct and urgent than "đánh tiếng."
  • Bài báo đó đánh động về một vấn đề môi trường. (That article alerted people to an environmental issue.)

Synonyms

• To hint: To suggest something indirectly.
• To signal: To indicate, especially discreetly.
• To feel out: To try to learn someone's opinions or intentions indirectly.
• To send out feelers: To make tentative or indirect suggestions to test reactions.

Related Idioms

• Đánh tiếng trước: To send word in advance; to give a prior hint.

  • Anh nên đánh tiếng trước nếu định đến muộn. (You should give a hint in advance if you plan to be late.)

• Đánh tiếng xa: To send word from afar; to initiate contact or signal interest very early in a process.

  • Công ty đánh tiếng xa về dự định mở rộng thị trường. (The company signaled from afar its intention to expand the market.)

Học thuật

1. Send word (to somebody indirectly)
   • Đánh tiếng gả con gái
     To send word (to somebody indirectly) intimating that one is readyto marry of one's daughter