Definition

1. Noun:

   • Post, station, outpost: A place where a group of soldiers or security personnel are stationed, such as a military post or a police station.
   • Rumor, hearsay: Information, often unverified or speculative, that is passed from person to person.

2. Verb:

   • To rumor, to spread (news/word): To cause information, especially of a speculative nature, to circulate widely among people.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Post/Station):

  • Bộ đội canh gác tại đồn biên phòng. (Soldiers guard at the border post.)
  • Hãy đến báo cáo tại đồn công an. (Please go report it at the police station.)

• Noun (Rumor):

  • Lời đồn đó hoàn toàn không có cơ sở. (That rumor is completely baseless.)

• Verb:

  • Tin tức được đồn đi khắp làng. (The news was rumored throughout the village.)
  • Người ta đồn rằng ông ấy sắp chuyển đi. (People rumor that he is about to move away.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đồn thổi": to spread rumors (often with a negative connotation of exaggeration).
  • Đừng đồn thổi những chuyện không đúng sự thật. (Do not spread untrue rumors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồn đại (v): to rumor, to circulate unverified news (similar to "đồn" as a verb, but often implies wider, more sensational spreading).

  • Chuyện đó chỉ là tin đồn đại. (That matter is just a rumor.)

• Đồn trú (v): to be stationed, to garrison.

  • Tiểu đoàn đồn trú tại căn cứ. (The battalion is stationed at the base.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Post): Outpost, garrison, station.
• Noun (Rumor): Gossip, hearsay, speculation.
• Verb: Circulate, disseminate, buzz.

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• "Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa": Good news spreads far, bad news spreads far (a proverb meaning that news, whether good or bad, travels quickly and widely).

  • Anh nên cẩn thận, tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa mà. (You should be careful, as good news spreads far, and bad news spreads far.)

• "Đồn điếm": Brothel (a specific compound noun; note this is a distinct term from the verb "đồn").

  • Khu phố đó từng nổi tiếng với nhiều đồn điếm. (That neighborhood was once famous for its many brothels.)

noun

1. post

verb

1. To rumonr; to get about